Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies the army wherever it goes, and a very large number of soldiers get their pictures taken and send them…"

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

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

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

"… five nights a week and slept on a sofa in the office. She was allowed to sleep after 11 p.m., but farmers would wake her about 5 a.m."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… of Maine as a Republican, but held that office only a few weeks, resigning to return to the Senate."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield, an officer of Strong Historical Society, was born and raised in Strong. Although he left for 28 years, he returned to the family…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca. 1947 Front (l-r): Clarice Cox, Reta Cook, Bob Worthley…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Between 1854 and 1965 two more Federal buildings would occupy the site, which is now Post Office Park."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… brought the mail from the train to the post office. Salesmen, stagecoach passengers, and lumbermen were taken to their destinations on horseback or…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… law in Fryeburg, Maine in 1812, moving his office to Paris in 1819. Lincoln served as a Congressman from 1818 to 1826, when he resigned to run for…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Officers of the school district were Claude L. Bonsey, President; Robert T. Carlisle, Treasurer; and Frank G. Whitney, Clerk."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… cordiality.” With this change, the Ellsworth post office was in Surry and the Surry post office was six miles away."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… Dedication X By the mid 1980s, a municipal office and fire department had been built near the school and after that, the town continued to…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"One man, Wilbur McKeown, a 2nd Class Petty Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the…"

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

"… Society Resources Surry Town Records, Surry Town Office Cross Roads Cemetery, Surry Lakeview Cemetery, Brooksville, Maine Hymnals of Phoebe Fowler…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"Jeremiah went to Germany, where he was a dental hygienist. While there, he would play music at schools. After he left the army, Jeremiah went to UMPI…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York. Colonel Josiah Little Josiah Little was the son of Colonel…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… kitchen, the Masonic Lodge, reception rooms, army and police offices located on the top floor. Public dining rooms and kitchens were in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"It contains two or three churches, a post office, telegraph office, about a dozen stores and the usual number of lawyers and doctors, one public…"

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

"… for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who operated a pharmacy in downtown Hallowell."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… lines of the Civil War with General McClellan’s army where he sketched battle scenes and camp life."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"At the age of 18, Gordon joined the U.S. Army as a member of the First Special Forces Operation Detachment. He was also the leader of the sniper team."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… East Village shortly after his discharge from the Army. He was instrumental in organizing the scattered settlements and petitioning Massachusetts…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1861 • 200 Lubec men, 18 to 40, entered the Union Army, one for every 12 inhabitants 1862 • On December 14 Albion K.P."