Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"She received her first fly rod as a gift from Charles Wheeler. It was made out of bamboo and weighed five ounces."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… and their property in Seal Harbor, which was as a gift from the Rockefellers during the 1970s, was sold soon after."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The town of Surry was no exception, with many families supporting themselves off the timber from its lands. Sawmill, Surry, ca."

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

"Along with many other members of the Lord family, Benjamin had migrated north from Kittery, Maine, after the revolution and purchased land in what…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… town's rural character and seaside scenery, and families who appreciate the town's rural nature and easy access to nearby Ellsworth and Blue Hill."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"to Pattten's Bay. Subsequently, Andrew moved his family to the town of Otis. In about eight years the family returned to Patten's Bay where Donnivan…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The older boys in almost every family went to sea as ordinary seamen and many of them died at sea. The heyday of American shipping was from 1815 to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

"Brooks to the Farmington Public Library. When a gift was bestowed upon the library she received it as a mother would receive a gift for her child"."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"His family used to travel in a Model T Ford on the dirt road that was US Route 1 from Falmouth Foreside."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… stipulated the grantees settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… ranging in use from personal effects, bespoke gifts, and those likely intended for the Chinese tourism market."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Marguerite Waterman Cobb. Perhaps it is preserved in its new, unworn state because it was a gift or the wrong size."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"This building was made possible by a large gift from the Torrey family and also houses the town’s Post Office."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"1885 Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Madelyn Provancher, 1998 1998.189.2 X The Home vs. the Saloon W.C.T.U., ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Philip Isaacson This remarkable cartoon recalls one of many late night affrays between troubadours…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… continue and some become memories: Peg’s Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th…"

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"… Stephen's miniatures were painted, probably as gifts for one another. Eliza, however, had begun the decline from tubercular consumption that caused…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Cary Memorial Library

"… a sizable bequest to the building fund, and this gift enabled the plans for the present building to become a reality."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… have contributed to its preservation and eventual gift to the Maine Historical Society. English Friends of Capt. F. Patten of Bath, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society, gift of Geraldine Tidd Scott Isaac Simpson made hundreds of photographs of logging crews and rural…"