Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… pride in their surroundings and at the urging of William R. Keith, whose father, Josiah, was a tanner and shoemaker from Bridgewater, MA, planted…"

Acadia National Park

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… at Maine Historical Society Ellen, William Pitt Preble, and Stephen Longfellow, Portland, ca."

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… friendships with such influential designers as William R. Emerson and Robert S. Peabody. John Calvin Stevens returned to Portland in 1882 and left…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Jon Luce sold to Thomas Williams of Quincy, Mass. He never lived in it; it was likely an investment. Williams sold to Bill and Karen Marceau in 1991."

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

"In the summer of 1876, William Darling bought up mineral rights adjacent to Second and Third Ponds west of town."

Colby College Special Collections

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"In Dark Harbor, Williams Brothers operated a large grocery store featuring fancy goods, (ie: caviar, goose liver, specially packed canned foods from…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School. Images are from Bangor Public Library."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Number One, later known as Peru, was made to William Wedgery of New Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1789; Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… was settled six years later, when carpenter William Roberts built a log cabin close to the beach."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"(William Otis Sawtelle Collection, Acadia National Park) X Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Sumner A. Webber. Web. Jando, Dominique. Ben Williams. 13 Sept. 2010. Circopedia:  The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus. 1 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Silvester Gardiner and William Brattle. Charles Vaughan, John Merrick and others were hired as land agents by the Proprietors to protect and develop…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Williams was hired as principal. In the spring of 1890 the first class graduated from North New Portland High School."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… and summer residents began to shop at the Durkee, Williams Brothers, and Pendleton & Coffin stores. Worship services were offered at the Second…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… by the 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School. Images are from the Bangor Historical Society."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School Images from Bangor Public Library, Bangor Daily News and Bangor Historical…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"DVD. (M) *Watch this video online!* Fairburn, William Armstrong. Merchant Sail. Center Lovell, Me.: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, 1955."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The Inn was designed by William R. Emerson, who figured importantly in the development of the shingle style of architecture."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"William Moor and his brother Daniel Moor Jr. navigated the first steamboat. Also, the first steamboat came to Lincoln on May 27, 1847 and continued…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… were: Samuel, Jonathan, Nicholas, David, and William. His sisters were: Sarah, Betsy, and Charlotte."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"The church was built when William Marsh was pastor. It is located at the intersection of Lee Road and Main Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Jenima and Aaron had 10 children: Jenima, William, Alice, Milton, Warren, James, Adaline, Charles, Laura, and Hannah."