Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… War I and the new found interest in automobiles people started losing interest in Riverside Park. As attendance dropped the park closed in 1916."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… a densely forested coastline with no roads and no people was perhaps the same spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… pessimism of the First World War, in 1918 people of Guilford gathered in the square and celebrated as they burned the Kaiser in effigy, celebrating…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"So far the work has been well done, by railroad company, town and village, and when the whole shall have been completed, no one will regret it."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… school children, collectors, and other interested people visited the farm and its well-known carriage collection to hear Ken describe the important…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"As the town evolved and fewer people live here year round, many businesses closed. Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"There were 29 people that were killed. Eight of which were in Maine. Some have said this has been one of Maine’s worst hurricanes since it has caused…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… in the moral and social condition of the people of Swan’s Island took place.” The economy was growing, government money stimulated industry, and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The movement of new people into the settlement stopped, money became scarce, and the economic situation worsened."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"People came to learn how to play, and Flash in the Pans Community Steel Band was created. Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill…"

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

"… Story of Blue Hill The 20th Century Brings New People, Benefactors, and Cultures to Town At a commemorative clambake in 1886, Captain R.G.F."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… the local community by providing a easy way for people to spin their wool. Nathaniel Bodwell died in 1874."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Another similarity is that people shop there and you can tell because there are vehicles parked in front of the building in almost every picture we…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two people had seen and known such hardship and suffering, yet they carried on."

Westport Island History Committee

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"“Many of the people who must be considered as charity patients are alcoholics, and those who have personality disorders, suicidal tendencies or…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… increased the profits of the company as now more people were able to afford electric lighting for their homes and businesses."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… to the usual economic indicators, the resilient people of Guilford kept forging new roads and in fact paved some that had been only gravel for over…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… deal with the fires, which eventually killed 16 people and destroyed 200,000 acres. By this time, Mercy had garnered a reputation for treating…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… lot was pared down, selling pieces off to people whose land abutted the original Belcher Lot."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Bridge Road, in a quiet country setting where people can picnic and enjoy the cold water of the Carrabassett River and take in the splendor of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… and build the Mechanics Institute, now known as the Community Center, a recreation and educational center for the people of the community."