Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Schools and public places closed as well. In neighboring towns like Bath, people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… most healing thing of all…If [people] love themselves, they’ll love their neighbor. It’s as simple as that. Life is simple. We complicate it.”"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… to behave badly away from the eyes of church and neighbors. Alice Greele's tavern, Portland, 1775Maine Historical Society Mrs."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… 1870 and 1950! The Lawrence Brothers In our neighboring town of Gray, 109 men answered the call to arms, including brothers from the same family…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"People catch up with neighbors and friends at the post office or grocery store and community-minded residents organize benefit dinners or concerts to…"

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

"… call for 13,600 men; militia from Scarborough and neighboring towns immediately responded. Two months later what is presumed the first naval battle…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"And, they say the barbs and slurs from neighbors have lessened over the years, but they still remain."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… on the Tax Collector and Treasurer duties for neighboring Willimantic, and road work was undertaken in the replacement of 26 culverts."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… names in exchange for a baby lamb from their neighbor, Mr. Winslow. Willard moved to Presque Isle at the age of 16 and went to work for P.H."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Today a new photography studio and art gallery neighbors a lakeside gazebo that welcomes people to downtown Lincoln."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… who had long enjoyed free trade with their neighbors in the provinces were unwilling to pay duty and adhere to restrictions imposed by the new…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… twenty-year time period, settlers pushed into neighboring Letter G creating farms and relying on Presque Isle for all of their goods and services."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"He and his neighbor, Jonah Holt, ran a music school for half a year and Stevens became a trustee of Blue Hill Academy. But there was a problem."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… to be traveled more and more and soon groups of neighboring property owners were appearing at Town Meeting and asking for these private byways to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… was likely in the form of a family member or neighbor who had a suitable conveyance. (Farmington Town Reports) This carriage, built by C."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Islanders “neighbored” in the winter. Plays, musicals, dances, movies and roller skating were held at Town Hall."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to destroy the hotel completely along with neighboring buildings on both sides of Front Street and on both sides of Centre Street almost to Water…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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