Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"There was still a good deal of agricultural activity going on in the area, but new industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… in the Columbian Theatre, it required a great deal of renovation as well. From the time that the fire burnt many buildings down to when they were…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… were to maintain public order, to deal with persons who were a threat to themselves or others, and to deal with other violations of Town…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with their families when not at their homes in Thomaston."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… further described Rufus Prince his business dealings, his plan to build a new brick store, and, eventually, Martin's departure from the business…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… their activities and to promote ethical business dealings. Maine led the eastern U.S. in the formation of BPW clubs for some six years in the 1920s."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… also pre and postdate the Pejepscot Proprietors dealings (1714‐1814). It includes land deeds, depositions, maps, correspondence, broadsides…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… include extensive information about early land dealings; early contact, interactions, and diplomatic relationships with Wabanaki people…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… Eastport, were Federally financed through the New Deal. As a naval reserve officer, Thomas served in naval intelligence in Portland during World…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… last sixty to seventy years of State and Federal dealings with Tribes, and attempts at reconciliation, justice, and healing."

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… designated as a national park and he did a great deal of research and made numerous trips to photograph features of the area.” With his oft-present…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… justice, was most honorable in all his business dealings, knew how to get along with everyone, and was a first-class businessman as well as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… their best to get a way canon, cattle and a great deal of which they had to leave. When they had to leave a wagon or a gun, they either burnt or…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"The cash deal, scheduled for completion by the end of that year, included 667,000 acres of related timberland."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Chase in 1849 and spent a great deal of time with him at sea. X There were many seafarers from Blue Hill who learned the craft from their…"

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.

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In 1861, a "bad blood" land deal led to the fiery end of another Surry school. More than a third of voters opposed the chosen location of a new…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"With the addition of a new dormitory on Main and Depot Streets, the old Fraternity building would no longer be needed (1962) and was demolished by a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… then everything would have been in a great deal of danger. Very few goods were saved, but the town’s records and letters in the post office were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Playing a instrument is a very big deal and very respectful. The drum that he used in the war was passed down throughout his family until stolen."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"Jordan, Jr., 1998 This spoof of Mayor Deal Now appeared shortly after the passage of the Maine Law and reflects the spirit of a number of Mainers…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… When Island teams competed, it was a big deal. Townspeople and players would journey in mid-winter weather from Southwest Harbor to Northeast…"