Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Historical Society The early settlers desired higher education of their children. Academies had been created in other Maine towns, and Farmington…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"Jacob Abbott’s impact on the higher level of education in Farmington can still be felt today. Jacob and Lyman Abbott's Desk, Farmington, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Higher education was later provided at Stephens High School on York Street. It was built in 1911, with additions being made in 1915, 1917 and 1931."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… built, no one would have had the chance to get a higher education, or they would have to travel miles to get to school."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… not least of which is a significantly higher median household income. Rumford Falls, Buckfield Railroad, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… so that now commence the married life in a much higher style, than anyone else in the place. Their morning dawned fairly, and I hope their setting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"… to many which supposed it would be much larger & higher." He noted that the cemetery wanted the monument there to "increase the value & quicken the…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… the world use sacred sounds to connect with a higher being, to advance beliefs, give praise, and to inspire others to join in explorations of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"The captains of the ships were middle class, and they lived higher on the hill. Joppa ran from Temple St. to the Vaughan Stream."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… were part of every farm, pollinating crops for higher yield as well as providing honey and wax. (In 1849, Stephen Titcomb, Jr., the son of…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Another bridge was built higher this time but in 1936, that bridge was washed out by a flood as well."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… first and last question has ever been aint yose higher than the Mutual Store." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… Championship game, and the stakes had rarely been higher for the students on the Hampden Academy Broncos boys basketball team."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… our history struck, cresting at levels seven feet higher than a ever before, pushing huge ice floes ahead of the water, wiping out many buildings…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… from riding the ferry, but with the bridge, it is higher than the water so that you cannot get wet or have it become flooded very easily."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… good reputation as well as entry into "high" or "higher" society. Aspiring "ladies" and "gentlemen" could refer to the many manuals and magazines…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… for 40 years and no case decided by him went to a higher court. As a gentleman farmer, he sold surplus marsh hay and leased marsh lots to farmers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… active, they are very hungry and are caught in higher numbers. Bayley’s Lobster Pound was the dealer for most Pine Point and Ferry Beach lobster…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach lobsters closer inland grew scarce."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Stream, within a few minutes, rose to higher than freshet proportions and gouged a great excavation out of the abutment of the bridge in the center…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… State College, Maine's public institution of higher learning would later be called The University of Maine."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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