Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"From Queen's to Mercy A 1941 capital funds campaign pamphlet for the construction of the new Mercy Hospital."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, 1924

"The $7,000 fund to begin building the library came through donation from Mary B. Ingersoll. The front room of the library (pictured) shows off the…"

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Belfast Free Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"… 800,000 gallon outdoor pool began in 1935 with funding from the Emergency Relief Administration. In 1941, the E."

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"He obtained funds from Edwin B. Patten to stock the store, essentially selling items on commission to repay Patten."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"… pilot effort by Maine Historical Society, under funding from a private foundation, to support community partnerships a few years after Maine Memory…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"… pilot effort by Maine Historical Society, under funding from a private foundation, to support community partnerships in the first few years that…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… was soon sold and the money was added to a trust fund. In 1815 there was a proposal made to the Maine Literary and Theological Institution offering…"

Patten Free Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Veterans provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans. Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for…"

Cary Memorial Library

"After years of fund-raising, the library was built in 1938. It was named in honor of Annie Louise Cary, whose family made a sizable bequest to the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Daveis Benevolent Fund. Rum, Riot, and Reform: Maine and the History of American Drinking Curators: Bill Barry Nan Cumming Design: Nan Cumming Mark…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"The Hallowell Fire Department does other minor fund raisers such as public suppers. Now carnivals usually go to Augusta because it is more central…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"It was funded by Galen C. Moses, who donated $10,000 to the library. He was a trustee for the library, starting and over-viewing all construction."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"… students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids). Sheldon Carlson and Josephine Swann dancing, Swan's…"

Maine Department of Transportation

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"The ferry was built and maintained with town funding in the form of four bonds “not to exceed $30,000, payable at the rate of $3,000 a year over a…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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

"The money and funds were used for medical, burial, and housing expenses. Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… a site for the building and raise the appropriate funds for construction. Land on the Cromwell Harbor Road, near the Kebo Valley Club was selected…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… a meeting house at “the Fort,” a movement for the funding of the school was organized. On August 31, 1791, the act for the incorporation and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"But in spite of the lack of funds, the Abbott School continued to educate young men from all over the globe."