Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… come here one time and it was, the hall was lovely. It was big, it was beautiful. Inside, you know the curtain that goes up, that was so pretty."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"He loved that. And the kids all—and he told them, he says, “If you break anything, you bring it back new.” Somebody broke a little window, I can’t…"

Waterville Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… was nicknamed “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of fishing. One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… is the most healing thing of all…If [people] love themselves, they’ll love their neighbor. It’s as simple as that. Life is simple."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Bonnie Smith of Yarmouth and Sheila Libby Alexander of Cape Elizabeth, riding instructors in the 1960’s, were paid $3-$5 per day, and they loved…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… three years in Sweden in this role; he learned to love the customs and heritage of the Swedes and became fluent in the Swedish language."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Clover Cottage was laboriously and lovingly restored and improved in the first decade of the 21st century and remains one of the very attractive…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… and had this to say: "Our Lord said ’Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ John 15:13."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"Write often and send my love to the family. Your good friend, Trent Gunner Gunboat Kennebec Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… "MCHP has been a great opportunity to share my love of history, to work with local colleagues in new ways, and most of all to let students explore…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… traits of self-reliance, strong work ethic, and love of autonomy, as well as affinities for baked beans, apple pie, and annual town meetings…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi loves to work with historical material and is thrilled with the work the historical society is doing to promote our history."

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… never known such Christian charity, patience and love” as at Mercy, and later gushed that “Never shall I forget the loving kindness I received…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… available means to preserve the likeness of a loved one. Macabre by today’s standards, these pictures of the dead were commonplace in…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… concourse of people, who thereby testified their love and respect for the aged veteran of the Cross, who had for so many years lived and labored in…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… continue his usefulness and uplifting influence in the city which he loved and to whose civic improvement he devoted much attention and energy.”"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"He saw in JDR, Jr., a kindred spirit who not only loved the natural, wild parts of the island but also could financially assist Charles in furthering…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Also, many of the wealthier visitors fell in love with what they found on the island, and soon enough million-dollar cottages started appearing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"The memorial reflects Savage's love of the native stones on the island and the quiet joy he took spending time in the lesser travelled and beautiful…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"1 bag of cotton 1 barrel of lemons 6 loves of sugar 1 cash of vinegar 10 bundles 3 barrels 1 gallon of rum 6 pounds of butter 1 barrel of molasses 1…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Text by Michael Armstrong, Alexis Judkins, Emily Love, and Otto Werwaiss 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free…"