Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"… performances often focused on raising money to benefit various island endeavors, children enjoying dressing-up, or community members just having a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 7 design, Bangor, 1867

"… "This gate I have designed for my own special benefit," John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper wrote on page 14 of his "Scrap Book No 3"…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… "Having described the premises outside for the benefit of my children I give a simple outline & location of the ground floor inside and locate some…"

Stetson Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Students provide a useful service that benefits the community and fosters civic engagement--something that is very important to Scarborough Middle…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… resources within the neighborhood for public benefit through the creation of botanical gardens, parks, museums, and trails."

Swan's Island Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… continued to invest in programs and facilities to benefit their citizens, including the athletic field and trail built on the Osgood lot behind the…"

Waterville Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… of maintaining a public library for the benefit of the city’s residents. With seed money willed to the association by Elizabeth Stevens, a retired…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… newcomers, downtown and beach residents, for the benefit of all. A handmade arch over the walkway to the former Laconia Mill Building #3…"

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

"… when the costs of running the mill outweigh the benefits for the Standard Packaging Corporation. The closure of these two mills left over 1,150 out…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Lubec Landmarks

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Tate House Museum

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… of original agreements that colonizers often benefit from such as deeds and treaties, the foundations for federal law and authority."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal benefit society. The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… charitable work for more than 100 years, to benefit women who had no means of support. State School for Girls, Hallowell, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Citizens selling baked goods to benefit the war effort. X Feeding Our Soldiers Many Americans tended victory gardens to grow their own fruits and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… where new residents and founding families alike benefit from the nearness of Maine’s largest city while residing in a pastoral location."

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit from the railroad. In 1888 he relocated his mill operations to Strong, the junction of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… skills, talents, and spiritual brotherhood that benefitted their neighbors within the town as well as to those settling in nearby, newly…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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