Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… without a team, the Southwest boys played in a hall in Manset until 1938 when the new Pemetic High opened."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… pride in the displays to be found in the exhibit halls. Adult and student 4H exhibiters from both Hancock and Washington Counties bring crafts…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Students hailed from across Maine; early graduates included Ruth Attean, a Penobscot from Old Town. In the early years, the training program accepted…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Norumbega Hall on Central Street was completed in 1855 to meet the needs of Bangor's growing community and its demand for more business space and for…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… dining room in the basement, theater and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the IOOF Lodge on the…"

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

"Carriage Museum Exhibition Hall Photo by Pamela C. Ames X Fulfilling the Dream and Protecting Open Space: 1999 – present After Ken Sowles’ death…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Road, at the high school graduation in the Town Hall. He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Coral Adams, Mrs. Esther Hill and Mrs. Olive M. Hall. The library's catalogue was printed on cards, and as new books were ordered, new cards were…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Ansley Hall, a fellow investigator, provided a wonderful description of the skilled work: “The cutter takes several fish in the left hand at once…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… village schoolhouse built and included meeting hall on second floor. A school in North Lubec was already in existence 1818 • Boundary dispute…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… post office, church, schoolhouse and meeting hall, later entering local politics. Cleaves Tavern, Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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

"The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin. Georgia Tracey’s dry goods store sold clothing, fabric, stockings, and more."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… misbehaving a teacher may pull you out into the hall or speak at you in front of the class. Discipline has changed very much in the last 200 years…"

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

"… spare flowers to decorate the tables of Norumbega Hall, and for spectators to beware of pick-pockets."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"In May of 2013 he was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. William graduated from Bowdoin College in 1962, and then went on to the Boston…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… on the first floor, a handsome reception hall, a library, and a parlor or dining room. The second floor has six roomy chambers so arranged as to be…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… could seat up to sixty people in its dining hall and communal meals were commonplace. The homestead offered its guests fresh produce and dairy…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Anderson, Levi Morrill and George Hall, in Cumberland; and Gardiner Leighton, Fred Merrill, J. F. Mountford, Nathaniel Shurtleff, Harry Dolloff and…"

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

"appearance at Steinway Hall in New York City, after having studied at the Vienna Conservatory and in Paris under Leo Delibes, Joseph Massart, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"And carved your name forever in the Racing Hall of Fame. Presque Isle Historical Society This photo, from 1921, features John R Braden and his…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Presque Isle, Maine: Northeast Publishing, 2006. Hall, Oliver L. The Man from East Corinth. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1941."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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