Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase

"1935Maine Historical Society Mary Ellen Chase, the granddaughter of a sea captain, was born and grew up in Blue Hill at the end of the nineteenth…"

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

"… a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local…"

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

"1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit Community. For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… Community By members of the Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue Hill Public Library and the Jonathan Fisher House The First Years European…"

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

"… construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The Summer Colony. The so-called rusticators came to Blue Hill's summer colony on…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"1875Blue Hill Historical Society In the 1870’s, the grand finale of the fall Farmer’s Club was a parade of oxen."

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

"Kane, Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society According to the Maine Register of 1850, there were 13 shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… from the collections of the Blue Hill Historical Society, the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, and the Blue Hill Public Library. The letter from R.G.W."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"1910Blue Hill Historical Society The shipyards were mostly located around the inner harbor, at Conary Cove near the reversing falls, at the Salt…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Mines school, Blue Hill, 1905Blue Hill Historical Society Schoolhouses There are no records of when the first school was established in the Blue…"

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Exhibits

"Exhibits "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland Brothers of the Civil War Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"Welcome X Welcome to Cumberland and North Yarmouth’s website – we’re glad you found us! Ancient North Yarmouth, the original 1680 plantation in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor Overseers seek reimbursementPrince Memorial Library Legal Settlement Maine law in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution Site of library before constructionPrince Memorial Library Annie L."

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

"Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s The Rumford High team of 1975 was a very young team, as they started three sophomores, but still finished…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Exhibits

"Exhibits Welcome to our Exhibits page. Click the links below to enjoy stories from around the Western Foothills Region."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir The workmen and horses, hired by local contractor, James M. McGregor, cleared the “basin” for the Mt. Zircon Reservoir."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir According to the Report to the Board of Trustees, dated March 27, 1915 by Head Engineer, E."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N, C, S) Maine Historical Society. Collections of Maine Historical Society: Documentary history of the state of Maine. 2nd Series, Vol. 22."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… Meetinghouse, 2010 X Biddeford Historical Society The Biddeford Historical Society was chartered by the City of Biddeford to collect and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"1880Maine Historical Society During the Civil War, Maine laborers worked in logging, milling, papermaking, built ships, fished, and processed fish…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… Row" program, Biddeford, 1930Biddeford Historical Society The club, from the beginning, accomplished two purposes."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"Lee surrender order, 1865Maine Historical Society The month of April in 1865, Northerners, Mainers, and Biddeford and Saco residents faced a frenzy…"