Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… was so popular that she was often asked to perform at private dinner parties. The theater lasted less than 20 years and closed in 1931."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Other famous performers have been Bill Haley and the Comets, Ameltia Galli Curci was, a very famous soprano, and Percy Grainger, a very famous…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… life-size nativity scene, and a stage for nightly performances. On the podium with the President for the lighting were: Mrs."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers and lumbermen were performing soldiers’ duties. Under these difficult circumstances, many families left the coast” and other New England…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… teachers looked for a place to settle down and perform their work, and a rural coastal community such as Blue Hill seemed like a good place to do…"

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

"There was a drama club that would perform at Chase Hall a couple of times a year. The local school would put on Christmas and spring shows, sometimes…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… high on poles and the Lubec School Band performing. And after the dedication the bridge opened to traffic, quickly becoming routine as the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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