Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… of Lincoln’ Is Colorful Chronicle Lincoln News, May 18, 1961." Lincoln Historical Society Lincoln History (Black Binder 1 & 2). 44. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"In 1961, The Lincoln News it was said about the youngest Mr. Weatherbee, “all through his life he had enjoyed being a 'Hardware' man, and if he had…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators was always a big topic in the Evening Express and Press Herald…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

""Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 1954, Lincoln Historical Society ed.: 285-86."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Frye Island Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… team to deal with details." Bangor Daily News. 11 Dec 1997. Maine Newstand. Web. April 24, 2013. William S. Cohen."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"But bad news cohabitated with good news – it seemed nothing could discourage the machinery of progress."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Bangor Daily News (Bangor): 27-28. Print. "One Thousand Attend Annual Chapman Picnic." The Sun Journal (Lewiston) 12 Sept. 1924: 34. Web."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"I hadn't seen the news yet and when I walked outside I couldn't believe it. We had an ice storm in progress."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Dickenson, Bev. "Railroad Station." Lincoln News. 12 July 1979. Print. Fellows, Dana W. "Railroads and Stations." History of the Town of Lincoln."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor. A news story in the September 1, 1938 Christian Science Monitor reported that two of Litchfield’s violins were…"

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

"Her chatty letters full of local news provided a valuable link to home. A group of civilians known as the Ground Observer Corps watched the skies for…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"The Bangor Daily News called it “Maine’s most charming rustic theater.” It included a tea room and later a restaurant open everyday serving tea…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… landing time when islanders gathered to exchange news and goods. Another form of transportation was supplied by the Maine Seacoast Mission, an…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"News office storefront, Portland, ca. 1918Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Mercy Hospital was founded in response to one of the most lethal…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"News Paper Report At 2:00 PM yesterday morning Hurricane Edna hit Maine. It brought over 6 inches of rain and winds up to 85 MPH."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"News reports put the death toll between 183 and 200; the only copy of the passenger list went down with the ship. There were only 17 survivors."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"In a recent Bangor Daily News farewell to the Auditorium article (February 2013), the Rumford High basketball team of 1977 was named as one of the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"1 team. Jessica Block of the News Staff reported that (BDN 7 Mar, 05), “The win was likely the biggest upset in the Eastern A boys tournament since…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Centre Mall, an article in the Bangor Daily News stated “there was little to support the theory that any band of Indians had ever been indigenous…"