Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Early Schools Text By: Kathy Lambert Return to Online Exhibits The early schools of Strong were called rural or district schools and were situated…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"National Blue Ribbon School Breaking ground for renovation, Strong Public School, ca. 1996 Conducting the ceremonial ground breaking at the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

""Fly Rod" Crosby Text By: Ben Godsoe Return to Online Exhibits Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod”…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Soldiers Of The Civil War Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Strong's History Through Sleet, Snow, and Hail..... Communication evolved as populations grew in Franklin County towns."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Strong's History Text By: Valerie Tucker How We Got Here From There Strong’s history, like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Strong's History Stock CertificateStrong Historical Society Getting Connected All shareholders of the privately-owned Franklin Farmers…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Grand Army of the Republic Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research G.A.R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… interest or organizational uniforms, such as clubs and societies; workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… interest or organizational uniforms, such as clubs and societies; workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"Local women teamed up to create care packages and letters to Biddeford and Saco Soldiers. On behalf of the women of Biddeford, the Union and Journal…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"… group of women rather than one of the organized clubs in Farmington. At the end of February probably everyone needed an evening to look forward to."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"Ad by Pepperell Mills to recruit women workers, Biddeford, 1943McArthur Public Library In Biddeford, like the rest of urban Maine, the relief of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… from this men’s association, founded a social club of their own in 1897, situated in a seaside cottage within spying range of the Reading Room."

Fryeburg Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… There is little doubt that to these men and women the mill work they had previously performed for Pepperell and Laconia was seen as a vast…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"The Elks Club and Italian Heritage Club also participated in fundraising spaghetti dinners. Increased demand for services and space encouraged…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"She was a member of the professional women's club Sorosis, which had many writer members. References Encyclopedia Britannica…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… of the Women's Suffrage Movement, the right for women to vote was finally ratified for women everywhere in the U.S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"They often featured women on their advertisements such as Davis Hatch's business card of 1880. Business owners also advertised by placing large signs…"