Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… on page 80 of a scrapbook he wrote beginning in 1888. Under the illustration, he wrote: "At the head of the casket were immence Boquets No 1 & 2…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"1888: Operations were halted for five years due to the distance of the timber to market. The mill could not compete with the growing number of mills…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… the May School until Sara's death on December 30, 1888. Julia's grief was so great that she was unable to continue and spent her time writing…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888. 2011. Maine Historical Society. 13 Apr. 2011 <http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=35062>."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… starting with Captain Mark Pendleton (1811-1888) and continuing through his son Fields Coombs Pendleton (1842-1915) and grandsons Fields Seely…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Free Text Book Law enacted in the year 1888-9, which went into effect August 1890, required that all towns provide schoolbooks to all students."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and Biographical Sketches, originally published 1888, Border Historical Society, 2003. Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning…"