Maine Memory Network

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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.

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

"The temporary trestles have been removed, transforming the long-held vision of vaulting the channel into resplendent reality."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… it was reported, “and the buildings are being removed or demolished...the war situation being responsible for the decision.” The closing of…"

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

"… ledge at either end of the new dam that must be removed to give sufficient waterway in high water that the best plan would be to let a job by the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Thomas was discharged from the army on April 21, 1865, and returned safely. Unfortunately the day of January 1, 1869, Thomas G. Libby died."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Graduating from Bowdoin in 1823, Fessenden became one of Maine’s most successful attorneys. Between 1831 and 1854 he served in the Maine Legislature…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Other parts of the railroad have been covered up by houses and buildings, and some are used as snowmobile trails."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"These diggers eliminated the need to remove potatoes from the rows by hand, although there were some workers with hand diggers who could keep up with…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"The potato harvester in the above photograph removes potatoes from the ground through a digger lag and conveyor system."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… 2004, dry rot and lightning damage required the removal of the church’s steeple. This church has become a place for people to worship because it is…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The police were also warning people about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and house fires with the use of candles, propane, and kerosene…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… we were able to have some transportation until we removed the trees from our yard. Q: Did you record or document any pictures, reflections…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"By his inspiring leadership and great personal valor in the face of grave peril, Sergeant Trafton upheld the highest traditions of the United States…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Although the steel has been removed, the concrete piers are still visible today from Riverside Drive between State and Main Streets."

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

"Later, the top floor was removed and one end converted to a residence. Then the building was vacant for several years, and eventually restored in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… the books already read and cross out the ones removed from the collection. When Prince Memorial Library opened on January 7, 1923, the 600-plus…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"He remained in Thomaston until his death in 1833, at the age of 61. On May 16, 1841 an early morning fire consumed two shops in the yard of the State…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Charles worked with the utility companies to remove poles and wires along the corridor, proposing that many lines be put underground and where…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… and supporting a nurse or physician” including “removing sick people to mainland hospitals.” (Westbrook, 173) Leila WhitehillSwan's Island…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… concrete and granite sidewalks, street trees, and removal of overhead wiring. Meanwhile, the library trustees turned the property over to the town…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"All the hard work and thought put into the Sagadahock House would soon pay off. John O. Shaw bill, Bath, 1882Patten Free Library As a result of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."