Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… organizing, and on Election Day in September they showed up by the thousands to cast their votes. Unable to achieve a five-fourths majority, Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"The votes displayed by Banks show 12,774 votes casted considering separation compared to the 20,424 who voted for governor."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"In haste, only a small delegation showed up at a convention at the courthouse in Portland. With no delegates from Washington or Hancock counties…"

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

"He died on August 16, 1866. Nathaniel Cook was born on May 15, 1816 in Weld. He is the son of Nathan Cook and Dorcas Allan."

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

"Fly Rod attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing…"

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

"When she showed them to social studies teacher Crystal Knapp Polk, they decided the best place for them would be the Historical Society and presented…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… of Digital Projects for Maine Historical Society, shows (l-r) Kathy Lambert, Valerie Tucker, Ben Godsoe, and Carl Stinchfield how to organize…"

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

"… as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater, showing silent films accompanied by a local piano player."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… daily attendance by students and teachers; Show good annual progress. The Community came together to celebrate at the school with a barbecue and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"But that accident clearly showed that the bridge was fast becoming unsuitable to meet the needs of the new cargo trucking industry."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"1895 Click for Slide Show The first Strong Village School (Dist.# 5) was located in the building now used by the Aurora Grange."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… later known as the Veazie House, was where "Clara cooked her fist meal" and was the birthplace of their first child, Ada."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… the food, spinning and weaving the clothing, cooking and tending the children. The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… Brad Evans, Nate Aurelio, Sam Hodgdon, Jordan Cook, Pat Moran, Josh McNutt, Max Silver, and Tyler Ross, with Gary Colson as Assistant Coach, and…"

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

"… city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children. F.S."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"After cooking to the consistency of molasses, it was strained to skim off all remaining bark and twigs to then leave the cooked resin."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Sardine factory, Lubec, 1910Lubec Historical Society After the herring were cooked for 15 to 30 minutes in a rotary oven with the flakes on moving…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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