Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And we had a radio with batteries. And so every night we would all sit around and listen to this one radio station."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Rides were given hourly until ten o’clock that night. Aroostook Valley Railroad, opening day in Washburn, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Mr. Burditt worked on the break Saturday night until he could hardly move anymore. He then waited as long as he needed for daylight then went back to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… On June 21, 1887, at about 10 o’ clock at night, a message from the mayor was received announcing that the village of Lincoln was on fire."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… to stay when he was in the hospital, and spent nights sleeping on the hospital floor or in her car."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… put Farmington ahead of other towns. The cool nights and warm days of August and September produced a corn that contained a high sugar content…"

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

"… here, and dances were held almost every Saturday night. Often times, an orchestra played for the dance."

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

"The night of the fair meant a dance at Chase Memorial Hall. You didn't have to dance, you would just bounce because the place was “just a hoppin'.”…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the event: About half past ten o’clock last night a dispatch was received in this city for Mayor Bragg, announcing that the village of Lincoln was…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… woods, and he slept in between two logs for the night. Eventually he safely made it back to his group's tents."