Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Whaling was not a big industry in Hallowell, or in Maine for that matter."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… a large brick warehouse (Hampden Historical Society 1976). The building, known as “The Old Brick Store” was a landmark until it burned in 1915."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"… Presque Isle, 1976Presque Isle Historical Society During the 1940s, battery powered or hydraulic hoists were used to load barrels onto the truck…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… the supervising architect of the Maine Historical Society building and therefore elected as honorary member of that institution."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"1750Maine Historical Society Henry Knox was lured to Thomaston by the land in the Waldo Patent, a 576,000 acre tract of land in midcoast Maine that…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… Thomaston, Maine in 1719Thomaston Historical Society Throughout Lovewell’s War, 1721-1726, the Indians and their French allies again made raids…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… Middle School Images from the Guilford Historical Society The History of Boys Soccer in Guilford The Guilford soccer team was established in 1968…"

Bangor Public Library

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Wilson Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Carrying Place X Prior to European settlement, Swan’s Island was a source of food and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri Compromise brought Maine into the Union as a free state in…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard Coombs (1851-1909) was born in Brunswick in 1851. His father John M."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Thomas, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society John P. Thomas served in the navy during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he established his own…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… Copy of Dummer's Treaty, 1726Maine Historical Society Interestingly, the conflicts detailed in much of the earlier scholarship (such as in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"Gov Carleton in 1786.Maine Historical Society By 1783, then, the question of where exactly Massachusetts stopped and Nova Scotia (soon New…"

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

"1960Stockholm Historical Society In the late part of 1900, two brothers from Jemtland came to live in the uprising Stockholm."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… State Normal School, 1870Farmington Historical Society For seventeen years, pressure was placed on the Maine Legislature toward this end, and in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… those belonging to prominent members of Bath's society such as Davis Hatch and John Hayden. Out of all the things that were saved from the fire the…"

Caribou Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Swan's Island Historical Society Early settlers supplemented their harvests with fishing to make a decent living."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… by Dana Lippitt, Curator, Bangor Historical Society; Bill Cook, Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library; Lori Patterson, School…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Tannery Fire, Lincoln, 1899Lincoln Historical Society In 1889, E. A. Weatherbee purchased the two lots that had burned. Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Festival, Bar Harbor, 1920Bar Harbor Historical Society To match its impressive roster, the Building of the Arts was an impressive structure."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X Eventually, Thelma Stratton opened the Stratton Hospital on the corner of…"