Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… in the present town of Madison and it is here at Old Point that the unfortunate event occurred in August of the year 1724."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… timber and firewood in Southern New England’s old towns." A better life beckoned in the District of Maine, and a three dollar fare on a boat could…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"Emma Huntington Nason, Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Augusta, ME: Burleigh & Flynt, 1909. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ A Great…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Devon Vanmeter 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library Summer Street, Bath, ca."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"As of 2011, it is 177 years old. It was retired in 1880, and when it was used, they didn't have hydrants but used reservoirs."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts of their deeds."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… On Sunday morning, September 14, 1862, nine year old Lura Vellie Libby, daughter of Isaac and Susan Libby, left on-foot from her family farm…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… is described by author Emma Huntington Nason in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, as one of the town’s “interesting characters.” Who does not remember…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"This school, which opened on 8 April 1930, was the first in the nation to offer a campus-like flying school."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Vanderweide, Harry. “Old shoe factory will be converted to elderly housing.” Kennebec Journal 31 Aug. 1978: N. pag. Webber, Sumner."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… of Maine officials and housed in Nowick’s old cow barn converted for the special guests. Surry Opera Company & Leningrad Amateur Opera…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"—(LI) Hinckley, William P. The Old Cemetery of 1794, revised 1976 edition-- (LC) McLane, Charles B. Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Blue Hill and…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Augusta, Maine: Sam Teddy Publishers, 2009 N.p.: n.p., n.d. www.google.com. 23 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Years later, Jon Lund announced that the old Cotton Mill site was going to be made into an elderly housing place with fifty-two apartments."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… moved from its location on Winthrop Street to the old Town Hall building on Second Street where it exists today, making it one of the oldest…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… worried about their trees because some were very old and valuable to their family and the land. People wanted to cut or saw off damaged branches to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Corro House is one of the oldest houses in town, located on West Broadway, next to Region III. The newest president is Jeannette King."

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

"Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1862."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… that he wished he could be home to vote for “Old Abe” and later, that he had read Abraham Lincoln had won the election for president."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl was swept away. The winds at their peak were 120mph and stayed at that speed for more than 2…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… part of the Blue Hill Fair for everyone young and old alike. Blue Hill Fair, 1937Blue Hill Public Library In Charlotte’s Web, E.B."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… of what his mother wore when he was 4 years old and commented on what had changed, especially in bonnets, in 37 years."

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

"… the town's new residents, just like the old, know they have to be resourceful to make a living in a small town in downeast Maine."