Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… expansion was necessary so a Superintendent’s office was added along with a chemistry lab, a physics lab, and a manual training shop."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing military."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… a stable of security guards, as well as police officers Fred Flynn and Harry Edgecomb, available to escort any riffraff from the park as deemed…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Ross and Mrs. Ada Knowles of the post office. The "cachet", as it is called, is a 2” x 2” square with a picture of an airplane and it reads…"

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

"… church, and transacted business at the post office and stores in Walnut Hill. The Loring children went to the nearby Buxton School, a one room…"

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… occured in July last in the national Insurance office in which he stayed his school vacation of 8 weeks." Martin drew the illustrations of his son…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and was the Indian agent for the…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"He served as an officer in the Boston Militia, was selectmen for several years, and represented Boston in the General court 1714-6, 1719, and 1720."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… 28, 1866, Kimball and Arvida Hayford, whose offices were in the same building met on a stairway."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… five nights a week and slept on a sofa in the office. She was allowed to sleep after 11 p.m., but farmers would wake her about 5 a.m."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield, an officer of Strong Historical Society, was born and raised in Strong. Although he left for 28 years, he returned to the family…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… other Democratic candidates for state and local offices. With illustrations and commentary, he profiles -- and strongly criticizes -- a number of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca. 1947 Front (l-r): Clarice Cox, Reta Cook, Bob Worthley…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Soldiers serving in the military in crowded encampments were also hard hit. Of the 1,032 Mainers who died during the war, over half died of the flu."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… brought the mail from the train to the post office. Salesmen, stagecoach passengers, and lumbermen were taken to their destinations on horseback or…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… County relied on outside influences such as the military to aid in the continued growth of the region."

Colby College Special Collections

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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