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These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.


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Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… to document their work, recording oral histories with community members, and have been leaders in a local effort to save their town's Grange Hall…"

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United Society of Shakers

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"To see some of our work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives…"

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Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression

"Their unit is part of exploring Thomaston’s history through the Maine Community Heritage Project. The students formed into groups and were assigned…"

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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"It has been a labor of love and all who have participated are grateful to share their history with you."

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Boothbay Region Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… students are working to produce exhibits: one on oral histories of the Great Depression, and one on the Civil War."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"There will also be oral interview videos. Written by Chris Pomerleau Time Line •DAY 1. The storm comes to Maine. January 8,1998. •DAY 2."

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Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… correspondence, photographs, maps, written and oral histories, business records, and ephemera to develop our exhibits."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Each student would be quizzed orally while standing in front of the rest of the class. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past and the Present…"

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

"… family photograph collections, participating in oral history interviews, and volunteering their time and their efforts to rebuild what was lost."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They also had, and continue to have, a rich oral tradition that explained the world around them, told of their history, and even warned them of the…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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