Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… with the town.” A man of great talent and wide-ranging interests, he seemed never to be idle. As a writer and inventor he was Franklin-like in his…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… become Presque Isle and Maysville were Letter F, Range 2 and Letter G, Range 2, respectively. The state of Maine gave grants of land and mill…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"He rang the bell to warn people of the impending danger. Mrs. Chas. B. Harrington was another person to realize there was a fire, but from the inside…"

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

"… than 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… very well written with very good information on a range of different subjects. Generally, the building has had very good uses."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… and age, but in 1812 the settlers of Township Six Range Seven gathered together and set aside $21.00 to establish Guilford’s first school."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… to a demand for lobster that exceeded the range of smack boats, companies such as Burnham & Morrill began canning lobster meat."

Maine State Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… be a lot of big game, with deer in the 300-pound range. That changed with no rules and regulations and a lot of poachers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"3, First Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (T3 R1 NPC WKR). As settlers moved to the area, it became known as Middletown and…"

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

"The K-8 school has a student population which ranges in the thirties. Students are divided into three classrooms that encompass three grade levels…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… Area Historical Society The towns of RSU 10 range in size from Byron (145) to Rumford (4,218), but these two adjacent communities have much more…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Other local fundraising efforts ranged from the Sonesta Women’s Race and selling “Super Burritos” at the Deering Oak Family Festival."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the north).Maine Historical Society Still, separationists schemed new ways to rally…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"The geographic range of maps produced in this period, to the east in 1817 and to the west in 1820 arose from the opaque issues at stake as well as…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The natives wished that when they rang the bell, it sang as sweetly as it did when in father Rasle's hands."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… Divide and the Stevens Pass in the Cascade Range that was named after him. By 1895 Stevens was named to the position of chief engineer in the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Three different bells ranging from 240 to 1500 pounds plus a 14-foot triangular affair like a giant old time rural dinner bell were used sequentially."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… many retail stores, built at a variety of times, ranging from 1832 into the 1840s. Merchants' Row is a great part of history because of what the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… on Wood Point, remembered that Blue Hill granite “rang like a bell” when struck with a hammer. At the Chase quarry it was cut out of ledges at the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… the Garden Room, and the Highland Room--all ranging in price from $105-$135. The bed and breakfast sits where part of an apple orchard used to be…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Today, we have a wide range of sports, clubs and activities to choose from, including student council, drama club, chess club, various music clubs…"