Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"1,000 utility and tree service workers worked 20 hour days to fix lines and clean up trees. 2. CMP had to restore power to over 250,000 customers 3."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"“National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office.” 16 July 2006. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=events-1936flood (accessed Mar. 4, 2010)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"The residents of Presque Isle, seeing the growth brought by the railroad, were desperate to have train service and approached the New Brunswick…"

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"“National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office.” 16 July 2006. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=events-1936flood (accessed Mar. 4, 2010)."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… crews worked throughout the night restoring services. Tuesday’s wind storm was the worst since September 1938, A similar hurricane burst into Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… drive to Brunswick and we went to a store called Service Merchandise and we bought the last one. Now Brunswick had not lost its power, so that was…"

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

"The independence of islanders to raise their own food remained strong even as the steamboat service to the island improved."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… 2000, when Steve finished working for the ferry service. According to Steve, the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… to provide library and historical collections services for the community of Swan's Island. Candi quickly realized the potential and scope of this…"

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Farmington Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"The court named the town after Abijah Buck. In 1870, the population of the town was 1,494. The Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad passed through…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"Lincoln, ME: Lincoln News Print Services Division, 1995. 5-6. Print. Bangor Daily News. "Last Days of North Lincoln Ferry."

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

"Realizing the impact of growth on services and the neighborhood "feel" of Scarborough, in 2002/2003 the town initiated a series of neighborhood…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Like the railroads, trolley lines connected with one another, allowing passengers to travel greater distances. People could live in the smaller towns…"

Windham Historical Society

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

"Freeport set off as its own town in 1789, followed by Pownal in 1808. North Yarmouth Congregational Church ca."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… center of social life and the focus of community service. The Ladies Public Improvement Society, an organization that got its start as a…"

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

"Both towns are two of Greater Portland’s bedroom communities, where new residents and founding families alike benefit from the nearness of Maine’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the current boat, Captain Henry Lee, can carry up to seventeen vehicles and makes…"

Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… this project has the potential to be a powerful service learning project and plan to add the necessary components to make service learning a part…"