Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"Del would also go to schools to speak about his job. He did about thirty presentations a year to students at middle schools, and high school…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Island resident Marion Stinson speaks of the hall: "I remember just one play there that—oh, Leora Wyman had, she had girls come here one time and it…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… present assortment of teen or young women’s wear speaks of conservative style, rather than hippie and anti-establishment garb."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… to land, Pial Pôl’s presence, in 1793, also speaks to the Wabanaki people who remained. The manuscript also provides valuable information about…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"For generations, descendants have feared to speak about what happened to their families because of the local stigma of mixed-blood and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… island living and being in the same boat so to speak. Every Saturday night, weather permitting, they would meet on a different island for a dance."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… BUILDINGS The architecture of a community speaks volumes about its people and its past. While ravages of time, conflagration and weather have taken…"

New Sweden Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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

"… and Rangeley Region Sports and Guides Association speak to Ms. Crosby’s legacy of conservation, economic development and a commitment to…"

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… with his two young sons Charles and Barzillai speaks to the death of Foster’s wife Jane in 1853."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… Beene evening dress in the MHS collection speak of particular individuals, and a segment of Maine inhabitants with life styles beyond the Maine…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… Proprietors are delineated by the areas English-speaking settlers made claim to, and are specific claims on pieces of Wabanaki territory defined by…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"This made the history books because this was the first time that an accused murderer testified in his own defense, speaking on his own behalf."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The English-speaking Anglicans from England constructed a unique structure from stones taken from the Swift River; St."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… that non-descendants were the most reticent to speak to us. One resident of Phippsburg not related to anyone on the island who was affiliated with…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"… better than I would have, although she was not to speak of it. Ever. Mimi was lucky Wyman Ramsdall was there to save her."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Atticus enjoyed speaking freely with the sailors from Maine, and from them, he learned how to make a living in the free states."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… courts or monarchies, and the noble English-speaking farmer-settlers on the front lines of 'making a new country.' More recent scholarship like…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club. By the 1950's, Scarborough’s extra curricular opportunities…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Mi’kmaq and Maliseet speak related Algonquin languages, but are as different as Dutch and Austrian. The first Europeans brought epidemic diseases…"

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

"Ernestine Rose came to speak in Bangor in December. After her speech, a local newspaper attacked her for her ideas and views not only on slavery but…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… weather vane that was rumored to come to life and speak to people. It was said that it had told them about the Universalist Church."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He was asked to speak at civic events and made several radio talk show appearances. Shep Hurd was proud of his involvement in the capture of the…"