Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Lauren White "Compare this topic to another topic or situation" In war you have to go away to other states or countries and won’t see your children."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… surrounding Rumford, including Black Mountain, White Cap, and Glassface offer summertime blueberry picking and hiking."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… the hotel and furnished the rum and raffled off a white horse at $1/ticket. It was said that a hot time in the old town was had that night."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The first white settlers arrived in the late eighteenth century, drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… towns like Bath, people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents inside."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… home so many decades before the coming of the white man. The tribes east of the Connecticut River were called the Abenaquois and this name was…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Free Library This flood from the black and white days, was one of worst floods recorded in Maine's history."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"4, 1782 and was the first white child born in the valley. Stephen built his first barn in April 1785 and his framed house in 1788."

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

"A white oak hulled ship; it displaced more than 1,600 tons, boasting three deck levels and two masts."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Maine's white pine, an ideal wood with many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Next door, the White Granite Company had cutting sheds and a machine shop erected on their wharf. The late Robert Slaven, descendant of previous…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… featured a very impressive entrance with huge white columns surrounding it, tennis courts, a beautiful gymnasium, and a new assembly hall with a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"74-77. Print. "Roaring Lions to Be Heard at Lincoln Field Day." Various Articles, White Binder. Lincoln Historical Society, Lincoln, 1932. Print."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"White Wyandottes, Plymouth rocks and Rhode Island reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros."

Caribou Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… caramel it was originally before being painted white. Terry's Chevron StationPatten Free Library With the beginning of the age of automobiles…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Library Text by Andrew Cartwright and Andrew White Images from the Guilford Historical Society Did you know Guilford was almost called Fluvanna…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"L.H. White, the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk Spruce", "Sugar Cream," "Four-in-Hand,"…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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.