Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"When his only remaining brother Jacob was lost at sea in 1876, Charles sold the farm to Abbie A. Curtis Dolloff, the wife of Oscar Fitzland Dolloff."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… highway from Falmouth through North Yarmouth to Brunswick was ordered. At this point North Yarmouth was becoming a more permanent settlement; in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Compiled by Mitchell & Campbell. Brunswick, ME: H.E. Mitchell Co., 1905. Snow, John O. Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, ME: Gannett Books, 1986."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… principal owner of Maine’s first cotton mill in Brunswick, and a founder and president of Bath’s first bank."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Mitchell, Steve, The Shame of Maine: What Ever Became of the Residents of Malaga?, 2005, self-published, Brunswick, Maine."

Bowdoin College Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"Fred Snow, had been living in New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked. Her father, John Martin (1823-1904) drew the illustration of her casket on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket at grave, Bangor, 1889

"Fred Snow, and the couple moved to New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked. She died while visiting her parents in Bangor."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Biography of an Island . South Brunswick: Yoseloff, 1971. Print. Thorndike, Virginia. Islanders Real Life on the Maine Islands . Downeast Pub., 2005."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Captain Gross lived in Brunswick and Topsham until his death in 1855 at the age of 45. Slightly later in time is the ambrotype of Captain Lewis…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"References: • The History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, 1878, by George Augustus Wheeler, M.D."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"spent three years in Sweden in this role; he learned to love the customs and heritage of the Swedes and became fluent in the Swedish language."

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

"The rail continued north to Madawaska, running through Presque Isle, Caribou, New Sweden, Stockholm, and Van Buren."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Following Thomas’ death on Christmas Day, 1895, the Lewiston Evening Journal paid him the following tribute on January 2, 1896: As an architect he…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"When the Governor called upon the state to organize its local militias, Lincoln soldiers became ready."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library In the 1890s, as the era of sail was waning, steamships regularly carried passengers and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… George Millard Coombs (1851-1909) was born in Brunswick in 1851. His father John M. Coombs was a farmer and a shipbuilder, who probably taught his…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Other examples of the architect’s work in this style are the YMCA (1925-26) and the Maine Publicity Bureau (1936), both in Portland."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"By 1875 the consolidated company was in default. The two railroads separated and each reorganized. The E & NA was formally reorganized in October of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Now Brunswick had not lost its power, so that was one place that hadn’t been effected; maybe because it was towards the coast and they didn’t get the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Situated on an idyllic 10-acre parcel in Hampden, Riverside Park overlooked the tranquil Hampden Narrows of the Penobscot River."