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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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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"This would serve as a parent organization for a series of useful enterprises for the town. The group decided these activities would include a day…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"The project team was organized by the Blue Hill Historical Society, an all-volunteer organization devoted to working with other groups and…"

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Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day, Guilford, 1918

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The Guilford Chamber of Commerce was organized. Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse. The American Legion Hall was built and operated a bowling…"

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

"… and tribulations in its struggle to keep and organize the history of the town. Before the creation of a historical society, the historic documents…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Social organization began with the Patrons of Husbandry, a group interested in the improvement of farming."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… X Skyline Farm is a community-based non-profit organization located at 95 The Lane in North Yarmouth, Maine."

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Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"In two months the Aroostook Railroad had been organized. New Sweden StationNew Sweden Historical Society In 1891 former Bangor railroads the…"

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Nils and Karna Persson, New Sweden, ca. 1890

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… Society The New Sweden Historical Society was organized in 1925 and maintains the collections housed in the Capitolium, Lindsten Stuga, and Laden…"

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Fire Station, Second Street, Hallowell, May 30, 1918

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1835 the Hallowell Fire Department was organized and over the years it introduced new pieces of fire fighting apparatus--the Hydraulion (Lion)…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"Organizations like the Row House, that works to preserve Hallowell’s architectural and culture resources, the Hallowell Area Board of Trade striving…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

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The State of Maine, No. 3, Thomaston, Maine c 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"A group of citizens was organized to manage the company with the understanding the State of Maine could be used for town purposes, if required."

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Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"… items contributed by over 270 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 200 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… stars as well as local professional and amateur organizations. This dearth of high quality entertainment, in both English and French, would…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"A “fluid patrilineal social organization allowed numerous family band affiliations and frequent migrations between villages.” (Ghere, 513) Wood…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… August 11, 1882: Lincoln Pulp & Paper Company is organized. Construction is finished that year and a crude paper machine is installed."

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Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"… items contributed by more than 200 historical organizations around Maine, more than 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and…"