Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi loves to work with historical material and is thrilled with the work the historical society is doing to promote our history."

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

"They employ 15 people in raw material receiving and processing, pellet production, packaging and distribution."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… by the Library, and the source of most of the material used by BHS in its newsletters and research publications detailing Bath’s history."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… from miles around worked to provide the raw materials. The wood products of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"Our hope is that this project will continue, that new material will be added in the future, and that we never stop discovering the history of Mount…"

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

"… much of Swan’s Island historical primary source materials were kept, the Historical Society turned to its citizens to reclaim as much as possible."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Rockland Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… able to support our research with primary source materials. Therefore, in deciding on the five exhibits, we took into consideration what…"

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

"… in boat size and the change in boat building materials. Boat engines and fishing equipment also changed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"Through enrichment programs and partnerships with area businesses, schools, and organizations, the Library has become the "go to" place for…"

New Gloucester Historical Society

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Baldwin Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… Swan’s Island was a source of food and materials for many Native Americans who used the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent, home."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

Windham Historical Society

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Hubbard Free Library

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Monson Historical Society

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Whitefield Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… strengthen "efforts to extend the reach of such materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible." Any views, findings, conclusions…"

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

"The original materials were used herein with the permission of the organization. Use of these archives is by appointment only, contact…"

Fryeburg Historical Society

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