Maine Memory Network

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…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"The wall on the west side of the original building was left intact, including the window openings. The interior goes from the old to the new without…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"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…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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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.

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were among the goods smuggled into the…"

Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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