Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… Dixfield was: 2,895 pounds, 11 shillings and 5 pence, plus expenses incurred of 136 pounds, 12 shillings and 5 pence."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"Copy, deed from Blaney to Purchase, page 5 of 5, with copies of six Indian deeds to Wharton, page 1 of 4."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"… station to the Dixfield Legion Swasey-Torrey Post No. 100 building. Our schools are thriving and have proven to be among the best in the state."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"It would be really hot because there was no breeze that came through. She was not allowed to go into the woods, but Edwena did go and pick apples."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Although we no longer have a doctor on the town’s list of residents, we offer a very accomplished staff at the Dixfield-Elsemore Clinic, named after…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Ruth Kidder wrote: The “Year With No Summer-1816" caused the men to hoe and harvest with mittens on or the frost stuck their hands to the tools."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"… Harvest Memories Out in the fields there were no outhouses. If the workers had to use the bathroom, they would put barrels around themselves."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"… Colony, 1607-1608.” Early American Studies 12, no. 1 (Winter 2014): 1-35. Champlain, Samuel de. "Les Voyages de La Nouvelle-France Occidentale,"…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 4 of 5

"… nor from fishing for our own provision so long as no damage shall be to the English Fishery. Although deeds did not always recognize subsistence…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Young Charles was no doubt friendly with the eccentric Curtis both at the Inn and on the hiking trails at Asticou."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… over both regions, the charter stipulated that no grants of land made in the area east of the Kennebec River would be legally recognized unless…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe was just 18. Sanford is buried in the Cross Road cemetery, next to Phebe’s parents. There is no record of Leila’s passing, other than the Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were built in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs. A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… tantrums, and proposed a construction cost of $5,000. This bridge would be built on high ground at the river bend below the village."

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

"… after 11 p.m., but farmers would wake her about 5 a.m. There was a large switchboard with digits in which connecting plugs were placed."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main Street in Presque Isle."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… Barrancas National Cemetery in Florida in grave 5-0-535. Alanson F. Sweet was born in 1845 and lived with his parents, Alanson and Ruby Sweet, in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"3 is Thomas McAloon, No. 4 is Bill Stevens, No. 5 is a companion of John Thomas (also an Irish Yankee), No."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… “The Bridge that Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in the secession of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… with roses and the choicest flowers, No 5 was I might say a mound of flowers presented by neighbours, friends from a broad." View additional…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 3 of 3

"McGuire's July 5, 1909 exquisite tussah silk wedding dress, made by the Misses Macdonough of Portland, with neatly fitted pin tucked hips, tucked…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Dist.# 5 - Village School served the children of the village in the schoolhouse that later became the Grange Hall, located on the road now known as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… measured the tree, it was 6 ft 2 inches high and 5 feet 1/2 inch to the lower branches. In the spring of 1866 the was no part of it larger than my…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… Show The first Strong Village School (Dist.# 5) was located in the building now used by the Aurora Grange."