Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"Initiative and Self-Improvement Henry Knox Baker, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library A desire to improve one’s lot and see the world…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"The righthand photograph shows initial trestlework extending from the Lubec shore at low tide, the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal."

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… citizens were leaders in the legislative initiative that produced the Maine Historic Preservation Commission."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… Public Library to launch the year-long MCHP initiative; Over 60 people are in attendance Larissa Vigue Picard, MCHP Community Partnership…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"This initial work, supported in part by the National Historical Records Advisory Board (NHPRC), focused on the working drawings from John Calvin…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"The Founder's Monument was initiated by the Plymouth Society. The work was begun shortly after Hallowell Granite Co. was organized in 1866."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially relied on ships to carry cotton to its looms and coal to its steam plant, but soon…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… Society and Scarborough Middle School on previous initiatives, most recently in the celebration of Scarborough's 350th Anniversary of incorporation…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"In 1972 Maine Audubon initiated a partnership with the MDIFW to create a nature center at the edge of the marsh."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Search the Collections

"The initial goal for the Beyond Borders project was to transcribe 10,000 pages of manuscript, but because of the incredible response and work done by…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"1800Maine Historical Society Initially, however, the primary legacy of these efforts prior to the US-Canada northeast border commissions of the late…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… Louisiana Territory above the 36°30' line.[33] Initiated by Speaker of the House Henry Clay, the Missouri Compromise, as it was known, was tough to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… as part of the Beyond Borders project X Initially, the project included the digitization of approximately 20,000 pages of manuscript material…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"1871Thomaston Historical Society The prison initiated a highly successful program of constructing furniture."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"1955Maine Historical Society After the initial excitement and novelty of long full skirts, Dior's more formal and very wearable day fashions became…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… 1715 and 1722, and continued a policy of selling initial plots of 100 acres for £5, to entice colonists to move in."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… Northeast Boundary project, a two and half year initiative (2020-2022) supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, was crafted…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… amenities and entertainments, and as cottagers initiated new activities, events, and social clubs: Enter the horse show? Dress up for a masquerade…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"In 1837, as a United States Senator, John Ruggles initiated legislation creating the Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in 1860, due to the separation of South Thomaston and Rockland in 1848, the population leveled off…"

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

"… "feel" of Scarborough, in 2002/2003 the town initiated a series of neighborhood meetings to solicit citizen input prior to the 2006 Comprehensive…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… of Maine's nearly 75,000 inhabitants cast an initial vote regarding the state's separation. Accordingly, leaders of the separation movement decided…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… chain stitch and lock stitch sewing machines were initially confined to commercial use, making items such as underwear and Civil War uniforms."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Initially discovered in the late 1880s, rayon is the product of a chemical process that converts cellulosic (plant) material into long filaments."