Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Books,” the “Marco Paul” series, the “Franconia” stories, and a series of “Illustrated Histories” on historical figures."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"An important part of this story is the folk or vernacular architecture that defined traditional space for carrying out the process."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"My grandmother used to tell me this story. I didn’t know how bad it was until now. It shocks that there were only three survivors and my grandmother…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Old City Hall was a brick, two and a half story building with a belfry that was added in 1861. The Paul Revere bell was eventually added to the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The architectural style of the 2.5 story building is Italianate. The roof is a hipped roof. That architectural style was rarely seen in this area at…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… a first maid inspector- do you want to hear a story about that? I was in the service and a friar came in from Charlestown media and saw us giving a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… of town, where he built a grand two-and-a-half-story federal-styled home and a wharf on the river at a section, referred to the Narrows, to dock…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… smashing nearly every window in the first two stories of both of the textile mills located on either side of the river."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… and we won 3-1! There’s kind of a funny story to this game that was shared with me. One of the Pirates players, Ronny Hersey, had broken his leg in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"6 Apr. 2010. <http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=100966&catid=2>. McLaughlin, Rebecca. "Alvin Lombard." Telephone interview. 5 Apr."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"His story was good enough to make it in the newspaper. Fredrick A. Edwards died from diarrhea on August 13th, 1984, in his home on High Street."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… Maine School Administrative District 51 is a story that continues to bind our two towns together."

McArthur Public Library

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Old York Historical Society

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Maine Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… and Philadelphia where she regaled visitors with stories about the Maine woods. A full size log cabin was erected as the center of the exhibit in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… and playing the accordion, Clyde loved to tell stories and would welcome any visitor who came by to chat."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"A woman of strong character, many stories are told of her sayings and doings. The brook which bears her name was once the water supply for the Town…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Sources: A Story of the Town of Mexico 1818-1968, Ruby Bragdon -Theresa Thomas Mexico Maine by Mitchell Mexico; Where the Early Families Lived by…"

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

"… that the settlers are considered the heart of the story. The key conflicts seem to be between the large land-owning proprietors and the…"

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

"… expansion of the Old Ell by adding a new two-story wing. This addition, completed in Fall 2012, increased the square footage of living space from…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story sold hardware, dry goods, flour, marine supplies and sundries."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… 1806, the trustees met and voted to erect a two story wooden building. The first floor would hold the main entrance which opened to a corridor that…"