Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"John Smith passed through in 1614. The men credited with European settlement of the area, however, were Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Richard Vines."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… Canoeing at Bar Harbor, 1886Abbe Museum Canoe Club Boasting as many as 300 members, the Mount Desert Island Canoe Club encouraged “cooing, wooing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"2000Swan's Island Historical Society Yachts club members and windjammer passengers arrive in Burnt Coat Harbor on the nights of the performances to…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Chisholm Ski Club, founded in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”. Allegedly, there was a club room on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… to members of the original Blue Stocking Club, a distinguished literary circle of mainly female writers famous for their dissenting views."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Cumberland Farmers Club. “The Cumberland County Fair.” www.cumberlandfair.com Cumberland Farmers Market."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Monday Club, The Evergreen Club, The Art Study Group, The Lunkhead Club, The Literary Society of West Farmington and The West Farmington Village…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to prepare for club meetings."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… sprang up; large retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club came to town; Maine Medical Center broke ground for a complex of medical offices and lab, and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"For example the Federated Woman’s Club, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the Maine Temperance Union, and the Christian Civic League were all…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater companies were visiting the village."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The parade included several Street Floats, Clubs & Organizations Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Dark Harbor summer community formed the Tarratine Club to provide entertainment for the summer residents."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… was built for what had been the Farmington Outing Club, which had been cutting ski trails on a lot of land on Morrison Hill."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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