Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… up at the foot of the mountain now encompasses a mix of people with many different backgrounds and a vibrant cultural life surrounded by wilds…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"No specific style emerged during this decade. It was more of a mix and match period retaining much of the 1960s with a superimposition of aspects of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Cold and me don’t mix so well. Enduring blistering winds and never-ending power outages. See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… to their families because of the local stigma of mixed-blood and feeble-mindedness. Others in Phippsburg would rather forget the incident - a story…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… the ink consisted of only ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… embellished fashions inspired by an eclectic mix of embroidered ethnic dress culled from regions worldwide. 'B Green Room' gown, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Carney’s just added to the mix of shopping for local clothes and it also added to the mix of stores over all in the downtown area."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Every color, every shape- even belt buckles were mixed up in the rubble. Collecting as many as she could find- eventually hundreds, she stored them…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… Desert Island’s bare granite mountaintops, its mix of boreal and deciduous forests, clear lakes, and bold seashore."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"1900Abbe Museum Theatrically mixing authentic Wabanaki cultural history with invented traditions, Loring was among the first American Indians to…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… up” the herring and salt on the top, and to mix bottom with top. Neither Hall nor Van Riper could communicate the vital importance of an element of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… senior generation of summer people can be found mixing and mingling socially with their counterparts from the three communities, volunteering…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… building designed by Charles Loring, is a mix of Classical Revival, Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival."

Skowhegan History House

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes. High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school every day…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Cross, June, Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away, 2006, Viking, New York. Daniel, G."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that are firm and excellent for use."

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

"The mix of long-time residents and new migrants has helped make Blue Hill a thriving commercial, social, and cultural center."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… late nineteeth century, Surry was a “ meandering mix of isolated hinterlands and insulated peninsulas, populated by certain and defined…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… at times consisted of 100 people, as diverse a mix as they were at the beginning, some members driving over two hours each way to participate in…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"In the documentary, we refer to a “swirling mix” of factors including eugenics, economics, tourism, and the politics of prohibition."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"In this context, the Malaga mixed-race community was viewed as a burden, an eyesore, and a possible impediment to economic growth."