Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Maine will notice remnants of the past: stone walls that once enclosed open fields, lilac-shrouded cellar holes that once housed thriving families…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The concrete core walls of the dam (4 ft. thick) sit on solid ledge. The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He returned to Hartford to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100. With his earnings he bought a pair of oxen for $50 and sold them…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… beacon of hope to all who seek respite within its walls and stands as a sentinel for the Town of Dixfield, as it has for nearly two hundred years."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"They’re up back, along the wall,” he replied. “Thank you,” I said. I walk back to shoes and pick out the shiniest, black shoes I can find."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Boston Flint Paper Company bought out the Sand Paper Mill, Reservoir Dam, Glue Mill, Quartz Mill, Machinery & Oil Mill, and Flint Paper Stock…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The car’s walls were lined with charcoal (which did not conduct the outside heat to the inside of the car) and ice was placed in a tube on either…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… is where the saying “Hang your sheep skin on the wall” came from. The diplomas were rolled, but because it became hard to hang them, they are no…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… they came in green, continued to be found on the walls of many classrooms for many years. These boards have progressed all the way to current day…"

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

"… someone had hammered a basketball hoop to the wall. Although more people were playing the game, it does not necessarily follow that they all played…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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