Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… 1934Nylander Museum Nadeau Lake lime deposit, 1925Nylander Museum Hall's Lime Plant, Nadeau Lake, ca. 1925Nylander Museum"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… horse pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods. There is a grand stand to watch the horse racing of trotters and…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… patrons who funded our library, built our City Hall, started business, worked in schools, factories and farms."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… headline above the picture to see what the real Hall-Dale students have been up to this year. Courtesy of Sumner A."

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… as many pictures as I could of churches, and City Hall, and the Fire Station. I thought those would be fun to look back on."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Hallowell Flood 1896Hubbard Free Library The Hall-Dale 7th Grade, of Farmingdale, Maine, has been working since February of 2010, to create an…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Declaration of Independence! In 1853, a new town hall was built in the geographical center of the town, between the two villages of East North…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"1900-1920: Kneisel Hall: Kneisel Hall was established in 1902 by conductor Franz Kneisel. Kneisel worked for the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a…"

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… and the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs meeting hall. Dixfield has been the home to many doctors, earning great respect from the community."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Centennial, Knights of Pythias Hall, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Behind the Pythias Hall stood the two-story gabled structure which long…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"John Kidder, Virgil Haines, William Hall, and Orville P. Tucker were among others owning farms during this time period."

South Portland Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Ridlonville was a good place to live and raise children. Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the…"

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

"… Yarmouth Historical Society Hamilton Place Library The Hamilton Place Library in North Yarmouth, located at 598 Walnut Hill Road, was established…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Wescustogo Grange Hall PlateNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Agricultural Societies Farming families benefitted from the establishment of the…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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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 - 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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"