Maine Memory Network

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

"… an illustrator was underway, a period that lasted nearly twenty years. In 1861, Harper’s Weekly sent Homer to the front lines of the Civil War with…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… by George Waymouth, set a small fishing net near Monhegan Island and hauled up a net filled with various fish and “thirty very good and great…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… Since all lobsters look alike whether caught near shore or offshore, it’s imperative that state, interstate and federal regulations complement one…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… was the Sarah, built by Major John Waterhouse near Scottow Hill and hauled about two miles to the landing by teams of oxen."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… establishment of a lending library in the area near the church, which is located on the Foreside in the present-day town of Yarmouth."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… and an increase in precipitation that lasted for nearly fifty years brought the state’s farmers back to reality."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… building was often so cold that only a small area near the register was barely comfortable. The wind swept down the river and up over the bank…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… a solid suspect, and was arrested and held for nearly a year until his trial. Lawrence Doyle went on trial for the murder of Lura V."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… his appointment from Governor King, settled near the Floods in 1784 at "No Man's Cape" as Newbury Neck was called."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… they lay at anchor surrounded by forested hills near a serene cove, the crew had long, contentious discussions about settling in this particular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… could still smell the cod liver oil as you got near Johnson Island. Fish factory workers, Swan's Island, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… School on the shore of the Androscoggin River near the Aaron Graham/Bartlett/Welch farm, which the south-side children attended when the river was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… made regular crossings within sight of her home, near where the Congregationalist Church is now. About 1887 a ferry was in operation across the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… in 1906, a Rebekah's Lodge opened an orphanage near Manhattan, Kansas. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Daughters of Rebekah still…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… sentinel for the Town of Dixfield, as it has for nearly two hundred years. Sources: Dixfield Historical Society Archives DHS Members Loraine Welch…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Having nearly depleted the water in the reservoir, the firemen even pumped water from the Androscoggin River."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… since the Journal and three scrapbooks comprise nearly 1,000 pages, a number of which contain newspaper clippings and other added materials, along…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Over the next 41 years the Sisters started nearly 100 foundations throughout the U.S. In 1865, Warde and six Sisters of Mercy arrived in Bangor…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… received letters from friends and family living near Portland attesting to that fact. His sister Alice wrote from Steep Falls, listing the latest…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… 5,000 votes were cast from of a population now nearing 100,000.[18] [11] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 28-29 [12] Banks, Maine Becomes a State…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… day and said “Have you heard about this island near Phippsburg? It’s crazy. Malaga Island. The people who lived there a hundred years ago were the…"

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

"… was known as the Sawyer house, this building was near what is now the corner of the Bog Road and the Long Falls Dam Road."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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