Maine Memory Network

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"They played a large role in the Lincoln economy by bringing food, tools,and clothes that were not convenient to put on the railroad to Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"I play two sports, do band and chorus, so I am always on the road. My mom is a nursing student, works, and takes care of my littler sister."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… turkey pie suppers, craft fairs, putting on plays, selling hot dogs at the Homecoming parade, and riding on the parade float."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"He also played a part in the Westward expansion of the country. This is probably another reason he moved to Michigan."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Cohen School) and Bangor High School. She knew she wanted to be a writer and editor at a very young age."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"Mercy continues to play a major role in meeting greater Portland’s medical needs, especially among underprivileged communities."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Two of the tintypes show the same pair of ladies playing chess. In a third tintype, as a defiant gesture toward Maine’s prohibition laws, two young…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… and all that good stuff for the kids to go to and play with. A third connection with Aaron Woodbury is, I would have wanted to see Lincoln way back…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… just be a small fraction, but our town’s people played a part in it. We didn’t start sending troops in until 1917, because that’s the year the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"They played baseball and tug of war, and held regattas in Somes Sound. Back in Cambridge during the school year, they got together for meetings…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… presence in the region and the role they have played in the history of the area. For more information on both groups of native people, please see…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"We played a lot and helped out around the house and had a few chores. Did you feel much pressure? Much of our money was left in the banks."

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

"… was added to the park allowing baseball to be played. Bass Park was also built with a special entrance with enlarged midways and where automobiles…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… had no auditorium before 1970, graduations, plays, prize speaking, proms and all manner of school productions were held at the Opera House."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Conclusion Bangor, Maine played a big part in the lumbering industry during the early to mid nineteenth century, and the effect of the lumber on…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"His hobbies included poker, reading, singing, playing tennis, and bridge. He was also physically fit and was a very hard worker."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… was a safe place to learn a musical instrument, play a game, make friends with animals such as dogs, cats, and goats, or learn photography…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to land transportation, the Kennebec River played a central role in shaping the city and its downtown."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Doughty School; and Priscilla Soucie, School Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School Howard House, Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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