Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… Historical Society Description In a peaceful demonstration of opposition to imported Canadian potatoes, a group of Aroostook County…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"He was a Justice of the Peace, a Selectman, the Deputy Sheriff in 1852 and Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue during the Civil War."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The House, 1786-1960

"… is he whose heart rides quietly at anchor in the peaceful haven of home." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to his parents, 1826 When Peleg and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… Hallowell.Hubbard Free Library You are in a peaceful sleep. All of a sudden, you hear a loud, cracking noise, a tree limb has fallen."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… wait the dawning of a brighter day, when peace shall reign through all our land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor…"

Androscoggin Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… by the Surry Historical Society Working for peace through music One doesn’t expect to hear the sounds of opera floating out of an ancient barn in a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… the French and Indian Wars ended with the Paris Peace Treaty which ensured the safety of settlers from attack."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"May her soul rest in peace.” Today, Fly Rod’s legacy is evident in Strong and other communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"He also served as assessor and justice of the peace for Suffolk County and the inferior court. The greater part of his time, however, was spent as…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He loves the nature of Maine, and how peaceful the state is. Marley has toured across the nation and in many countries but finds New England the most…"

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

"… diplomacy that made the 1725 Dummer’s Treaty and peace (for a while, anyway—until the English issued scalp bounties starting in 1740s and 1750s)…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… Common Pleas for the Port of Plymouth, Justice of Peace for Plymouth, and Deputy Collector for Port of Boston."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"As Prohibitionists imagined an age of peace and domestic tranquility, their opponents were learning to dodge the law."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native Americans lived peacefully in Norridgewock and the surrounding areas before the Europeans came and eventually…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… Reside The first Catholics they were In our peaceful town Nineteen hundred two A priest built a peaceful church In 1902 A church was risen Used the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"There was a peace treaty with the Indians the next year, but the settlers were aware that an outbreak of hostilities could occur at any moment."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… Norridgewock Falls to Caratunk Falls, was very peaceful and full of food, the best stretch of water on the whole trip."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… through toil and pain But now, they’ve gone in peace to reign First Framed House X The second settler, Capt."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… they burned the Kaiser in effigy, celebrating the peace. Fortunes were sure to change once again . Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day…"

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

"He was a justice of the peace for 40 years and no case decided by him went to a higher court. As a gentleman farmer, he sold surplus marsh hay and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Although an era of peace, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam involved Scarborough men and women. The 1960s and 1970s were a traumatic time, as increased…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"After 1758, peace prevailed and the white settlement of North Yarmouth, at the mouth of the Royal River, grew and prospered."