Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… killed in action (Battle of Fredericksburg) 1864 – 1874 • Period of great commercial prosperity 1865 • Peak of smoked herring industry • Thirty…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"The Ryder School House was opened in 1864 to educate those who resided on the Main Road between North Islesboro and Pripet. Guinea, Islesboro, c."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… farmed the 55-acre homestead until his death in 1864. At this point, a couple of other Loring family members owned Skyline Farm."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Maple candy is documented as being made prior to 1864. The Rail Road comes to West Farmington By the 1850’s, there was “such prosperity and…"

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

"Ms. Greenleaf taught during 1863 – 1864, and most likely other years around this time. She had a class of twenty-three students ranging in ages from…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… citizens founded the Bangor Historical Society in 1864. In 1867, the Young Men's Christian Association was organized."