Maine Memory Network

Maine and the Civil War - Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861

"… Museum Description A Civil War poster announcing the desire of the army to purchase of horses for the Union cavalry in various…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… Lincoln Jefferson Davis 18th century Bangor announcements 1837 profile of Bangor Samuel Budge Nath Harlow Joseph Carr Phillip H."

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine essentially announced the beginning of the American bustle era."

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

"… 1905 edition of the Bar Harbor Record made the announcement: “A New Building for Music at Bar Harbor." For many summers music lovers came to Bar…"

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"The Hallowell Gazette, in 1841, announced "We have the pleasure of informing our readers that the Hallowell House is now a Temperance House."

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser that he had "engaged an artist of acknowledged merit to design furniture, etc., etc."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"In 1956 it was announced the installation of a new high speed trailing blade coater, known as the North Star Coater, which would be placed in the…"

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

"… in the facility, Boise Cascade Corporation announced that it had agreed to sell the pulp and paper mill in Rumford to the Mead Corporation of…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of photography in January 1839, painter Paul Delaroche declared, "From…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Years later, Jon Lund announced that the old Cotton Mill site was going to be made into an elderly housing place with fifty-two apartments."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… was received in this city for Mayor Bragg, announcing that the village of Lincoln was on fire and an engine was wanted from this city… the whole…"

Acadia National Park

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… The firemen paraded yesterday as previously announced. The apparatus of the department appeared to be in good order, and the personnel are…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders Announcement for The Reformed Rumseller: Mr. Murphy, Wiscasset, 1872Maine Historical Society New…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Progressive Rally Announcement, Dixfield, 1914Dixfield Historical Society As for the purpose of the building, the Independent Order of Odd fellows…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"Rumseller rodents run free. Announcement for The Reformed Rumseller: Mr. Murphy, Wiscasset, 1872Maine Historical Society The Reformed…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"Fulkerson worked as a writer and announcer for WABI in Bangor. He wrote and composed music for Tombstone Every Mile, inspired by driving Route 2A in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"Soon thereafter, the group issued a report announcing the selection of Hampden Academy in the east, and Farmington Academy in the west as the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… the official closing of the Park was solemnly announced in the newspaper. “The Bangor Railway and Electric Co."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… freight steamer from the outside world..." This announcement, made by the ship's purser, heralded the Cumberland's arrival and initiated the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"1955St. Joseph Healthcare St. Joseph Hospital announced the start of a multi-million dollar renovation to the hospital in March of 1993."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… his dinner he stood up and made a life-saving announcement! He was to build a spool mill on the same site as the little sawmill, already a major…"