Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… of Thornton Academy in Saco; and was elected representative to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (4 March 1813 to 3 March 1817)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"She also served as a representative of the Village of Atlantic on the Committee for Health and Sanitation for many years starting in the early 1950s."

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

"Ten states and the District of Columbia were represented at the first national encampment held at Indianapolis on November 20, 1866."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Jeremy Porter built one of Strong’s most beautiful homes, which later became the Hotel Strong and then served as a 16 bed hospital run by Dr."

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

"… of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom were Masons, assumed the chair."

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"Walter P. Carpenter was the chosen delegate to represent the town at the Constitutional Convention held in Portland to form the Constitution for the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Mr. Park was an active temperance worker and an able correspondent of the local papers. An excerpt from his diary reads: I packed my goods, loaded…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was incorporated as a city in 1847. The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… elected a Boston delegate to the house of the Representatives in 1714, his interests had centered on his mercantile career, the Artillery Company…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and prominent social figure, King was Bath’s representative in the Massachusetts legislature and later Maine’s foremost proponent of statehood…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the Abenakis on matters concerning diplomacy and represented them many times at conferences with the English."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… 1837, and because the occupants of this block are representative of Bath's retail history. A few key people that have a connection to Merchants'…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"The plan of the Immigration Board representative, Mr. Albert A. Burleigh, Esq., was to select 25 of these lots, have the state clear five acres on…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The pro-Temperance organizations worked together to try and stop the consumption and purchasing of alcoholic beverages."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Representative (D) from California’s 26th District. He died at 84 on August 13, 1991, the 29th anniversary of the bridge dedication."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The decade from 1905 - 1915 had seen construction of their Motherhouse, establishment of Saint Joseph's College in Portland and of Madigan Memorial…"

Acadian Archives

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… artist enough to show a Jog I might & wished to represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a line with the front of the house it diminished…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… Blue Hill, and # 6 now Surry. "In the House of Representatives Feb 23rd 1762 Voted, That the Petition of Eben Thorndike and fifty nine Others his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"I have given his person & expression almost exact representing him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"He had served in the Maine House of Representatives and the U.S. House and Senate. Martin wrote under the illustration, "Hannibal Hamlin in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… Celeste Shinay (R), Scarborough Public Library Representative and Team Leader X Celeste Shinay, Manager of Programming and Development for the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… Project team is comprised of sub-teams of people representing cultural heritage and education institutions across the island of Mount Desert."