Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department

"The police have changed and evolved in developing new ways to keep us safe. The police are a big part in the way people function in society."

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"One way was physically, and the other was emotionally. The blizzard of 1952 effected the community physically by losing a lot of important belongings…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… folks in Biddeford have found new and striking ways to express themselves. Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine, Biddeford, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"The title written on the image is "On Their Way To The Mooseleuk Minstrels." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"In a way the park redefined the island and the way of life here. It preserved much of the beauty while promoting tourism and providing a living for…"

Pittsfield Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"… the bus so she would ride his bus for a little ways before an Ashland bus would pick her up from there. They also had to walk to church."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"… and temperance views are clear as are the ways in which those views lead him to rail against "rum sellers," the Irish, and any Catholics."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… elite fashions which do not often find their way into modest scale organizations, also occupy a special place in collections."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"The fullness of the skirt is consist all the way around. While the seams on the skirt are machine stitched, the details on the bodice were worked by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from the ground. These diggers eliminated the need to remove potatoes from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"Teachers at the school look for ways to incorporate the community in the education its children, and the Maine Heritage Community Project has been…"

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

"In many ways we are not really different from other small Maine towns. In some ways we are different."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… Clover Cottage Located today at 3 Asticou Way, a portion of this structure was originally built by A.C."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"Always interested in ways to expand his business he began to advertise a product for the relief of heart trouble which he manufactured under the name…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"like electricity. The way that Hallowell used hydropower was with three dams on the Vaughn Stream. Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… Biddeford's history, I found this to be a great way to learn about it. The things that piqued the students' interests often were not what I would…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The musters and carnivals were a way of raising money for the Fire Club. The technology was primitive in those days with only buckets used to put out…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"… cried out in anguish as their heavy limbs gave way to crack and separate, in turn crushing stiff utility lines and littering the street in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"Grant Law Offices in 1953. It is still this way today. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"They would have to move the barrels out of the way, too. There was no playtime in the fields. Edwena could not play in the fields because she had to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"… beginnings, been the “center” of Maine in many ways. Our history is one of access – to other parts of Maine, to education and library resources, to…"