Maine Memory Network

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

"… a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New Vineyard and Farmington there is an area known as “Great Works” first called “Hamblin's…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… on the east side of Africa…and we were on our way home…and well so the uhh…Torpedo hit u and the ship started going right down fast… some of the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… have A fight in short time and shall walk our way through to Richmond. Well I must wind up so goodby this time Yours truly Fred H Rogers 4th Maine…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… to building these new boats at that time, but today the Blue Hill Peninsula still has several boatyards, so in some ways the tradition continues."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"People rode the ferries to avoid driving all the way down to Howland to cross via their bridge. To ride the ferry, there was a long cable across the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"These are just a few ways I can relate the Mattanawcook Academy to my current life. Reilly Struck "What if Mattanawcook Academy never existed…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… a clam digger, found a better, more efficient way to can clams and founded Snow’s Canning Company."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… her family farm northwest of the village, on her way to services at the Methodist Church. It was a mile and a half walk that she made each Sunday…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… bands, and as they collected letters along the way, they tucked them into those hatbands. The first postmaster was William Read, and the post…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… tourists and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became affordable."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… a homely form of commentary that paved the way for later humorists such as Sam Slick, Mr. Dooley, and Will Rogers."

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

"… Society Still, separationists schemed new ways to rally supporters for their cause. Delegates from Cumberland, Lincoln and York counties attempted…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… us into their homes and opened up to us in ways we never anticipated. In fact, we interviewed one descendent three times! All told, a dozen or so…"

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

"… Co.’s later period when it was well on the way to being just one among several major producers in Lubec, Eastport and elsewhere in Maine."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The two academy buildings were not funded in any way by the state. They were supported completely by generous donations from inhabitants and built by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… these ladies contributed to our history in untold ways. Mary Snow Mary Snow, also known as “Bangor’s Most Famous Daughter”, was born in Bangor…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… more than 100,000 airmen pass through on their way to Fortress Europe. By the time World War II finally ended on September 2, 1945, 112 Bangor…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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

"… Many people in Stockholm were looking for a way to get outside and do something. They also needed meat when the Anderson Brothers store had none…"

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

"… of its Main Street is representative of the ways in which island life has evolved. Like the other villages on Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor…"

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

"… the Cumberland’s side so that she could go on the ways at high tide. The plans adopted, however, did not work successfully, and when the tide came…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Do you think Obama will get us out of this? Not the way that they are bailing us out of everything and not putting taxes on all of our things."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… their families during World War I felt the same way. Works Cited "Doughboy." Doughboy. Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughboy>."

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

"… and if you were to break the rules in a bigger way you may have to serve detention. If you are mildly misbehaving a teacher may pull you out into…"