Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… really put the town “on the map” with its sports prominence. In a recent Bangor Daily News farewell to the Auditorium article (February 2013), the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, Pa.: Everts & Peck, 1880. (M) Downs, Jacques M."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"They were soon joined by other prominent musicians including renowned violinist Franz Kneisel, who started bringing students with him for summer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Constitution. Rufus was a prominent opponent of the extension of slavery in the colonies. Rufus King relocated to New York City two years after his…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"For nearly forty years Jocelyn was a prominent leader in the area. By 1671 Jocelyn found his business interests less profitable than in the early…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… by the British in June 1779, Surry was not prominently involved in the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Milliken was the only Loyalist on record from…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"to do so. Jarvis was a prominent Massachusetts citizen who had served as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… year bought a store at Mexico Corner, becoming a prominent citizen. In 1864 he sold his store and went to Washington, D."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Also had handbills printed and sent to the prominent builders in the state. I had previously instructed several to take hold of the matter and there…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… Bangor with details about many residents – prominent and not well known – and about the role of dancing in that society."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Though other prominent visitors had visited the island before them, this was really the first such large group to stay such a long time."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"John Crosby and other prominent citizens subscribed the sum of $3400 for the purpose of building the school."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… all activities, events, and even the names of the prominent business leaders of Lubec who directed the Centennial Committee."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… homes and businesses including those belonging to prominent members of Bath's society such as Davis Hatch and John Hayden."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Prominent among those in the poultry business were Winfield and Edgar Shaw, Samuel and George Porter, R."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Among the prominent entrepreneurs of this time was newcomer William King, who built a home on Shaw’s Point and later the Bath Bank building, the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"From his highly prominent location, he could view his 300-foot square-rigged yacht “Alcedo” swaying at anchor moored in the deeper waters of the East…"

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

"Prominent local businessman and politician Joseph Parker Bass and Ezra L. Stearns helped incorporate Maplewood Park, and its original architecture…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Mr. Henry Hudson, a prominent lawyer and former state legislator, spoke these words; “We should be proud of our town."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… what this sacrifice meant for one of the area’s prominent families, the Lawrence brothers. The Lane, North YarmouthNorth Yarmouth Historical…"

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

"… the earliest settlers here were three sons of the prominent Reverend Nicholas Loring, second pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the coast…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… from a constellation of local donors, the most prominent of who were President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, who raised over $2…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Charlotte Blake Brown was a early woman prominent doctor. And John B. Curtis is a distinguished business man in history because of his invention of…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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