Maine Memory Network

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

"Colonel Josiah Little Josiah Little was the son of Colonel Moses and Abigail Little and born on February 16, 1747."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel June 7, 1864. § Participated in the Battle of Trevillian Station June 11-12, 1864."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"James Carter complained to Colonel Jonathan Buck in 1779 that dogs owned by the indians were "running his sheep into the ocean." He said he lived…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Ellsworth Public Library

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow (son of infamous Temperance advocate, Neal Dow), but starting with Guy Gannett’s…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… gave orders for Benedict Arnold, a 35 year old colonel, to co-lead an expedition to conquer Quebec with 1,100 men."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Hale, and the Portland Evening Express, owned by Colonel Fred Neal Dow. The Evening Express had the largest circulation in the city, and leveraged…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… and Savage were obtained later on in 1846 from Colonel John Black of Ellsworth, Attorney for the heirs of the William Bingham estate (see Hancock…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… was an acquaintance of the town’s first clerk, Colonel Mason Wheaton. Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Smith. She rose to the rank of Lt Colonel before her retirement from the reserves in 1962. The end of the war in 1945 was not the end of Mattie…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"A letter received from Lieutenant Colonel K. H. Boyer of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve assured Fannie that Private Barry served the battalion and…"

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

"Hutchinson sold his share to Colonel Thomas Westbrook in the late 1720’s. John Wentworth John Wentworth was Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire, was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European settlement of Swan’s Island are unknown."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… at Libby Prison.Bangor Historical Society Colonel George Varney, a resident of Bangor, Maine, was taken prisoner on July 27th, 1862."

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

"Also, as a colonel in the United States Army, he led recruiting efforts for the regular army. During the war, he was particularly concerned with…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Finally in 1829, through the influence of Colonel John Black, who had been the leader in the 1809 changes, the Surry territory was re-annexed where…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… the Swan's Island Historical Society In 1786, Colonel James Swan bought Swan’s Island along with 24 nearby islands from the Commonwealth of…"

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.

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… criticism about the project and it was called, Colonel Morse's “Fool Bridge”. One prisoner from the state prison was brought here to do the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Colonel John Allan's cenotaph, Treat's Island, 1970Lubec Memorial Library Later settlers included Acadians, forced to flee Nova Scotia, veterans of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Four times he beat “The Colonel: and then another came. Canadian-Bred Roy Grattan, he did his level best."

Colby College Special Collections

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