Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The trough cost the town fathers ~ $125. The water provided by the Bonney Aqueduct Company was proclaimed to be for both Man and Beast."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… for movies and dances and meetings and church services. Work Cited: www.geocities.com/mscguide/sthis.html, Maine Swedish Colony, 5/24/06…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… that business because he couldn’t provide the service it required. At the end of the 19th century, Chester became involved in the Telephone &…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… ministers was problematic and the church ceased services before 1930. The Church lost its steeple in a 1947 storm."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot from making trips to Boston when necessary."

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

"… for movies and dances and meetings and church services. In 1905, Lewis Whitten held the record for hauling the largest load (11 tons) of birch logs…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society Services and speeches were given at the Universalist Church in observance of the Centennial in 1916."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… came very close to securing the educational services of J.P. Hanson, who later became the first preparatory instructor in the state."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.” He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received during this engagement On Iwo…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"By 1934, the last boats that had provided service to Dark Harbor, the Southport and the Westport, made their final runs and freight and passenger…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Osie's Texaco Service Station calendar for North New Portland, 1948New Portland Historical Society The first house built in the North Village was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The Island's public health and postal services have been marked by the continued placement of women in leadership positions over the past century."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Josh Shaw "What if the post office never existed?" The postal service refers to the post offices and mailing."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… those who couldn’t afford books he provided the services of his innovative “Circulating Library,” a subscription library offered to patrons for a…"

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

"… over the next century, particularly in coastal towns. After the American Revolution achieved independence for the United States, the District still…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The town of Falmouth, burnt by Capt. Moet, October 18, 1775Maine Historical Society On April 30, 1785, the Falmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser, a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"He chose the town as the departure port on many of his voyages to the Arctic and Subarctic. The departures were festive occasions."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… 247 delegates representing all 236 incorporated towns in the state travelled to the Cumberland Country courthouse in Portland to write a new Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"Inland towns and communities favored separation, while those on the coast opposed it. This, of course, was due to the Coasting Law, which would…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… from Old Town to Winn, Old Town to Lincoln, Old Town to Howland, Old Town to Passadumkeag, Old Town Greenbush, and Old Town to Sunkhaze all ranged…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… www.state.me.us/mdot/opt/ferry/maine-ferry-service.php Post Office, 114 Main Road, 734.8884 Second Baptist Church, PO Box 17, 102 Main Road…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… diverse citizenry, many of whom are involved in service organizations such as the Surry Community Improvement Association, the Surry Garden Club…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… tax burden for residents; setting up courts in towns in Maine; and providing cheaper property to frustrated squatters living on the lands of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… settlers, 17th century Maine mostly consisted of towns in present-day York County which had sworn their allegiance to the Massachusetts Bay Colony."