Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… and laths were shipped to the Boston market while boards and 2’ X 4’s were sold locally. At the time of purchase, the mill was equipped with a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The year 1842, was the first 100,000,000 board foot year, and six years later lumber merchants shipped double this amount of lumber from Bangor's…"

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

"… road commissioner, and a member of the school board. All of these people had a hand in creating the town of New Portland."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Everett Barnard, both carrying transits, boarded the flat bottom boat with some Canadian workers to cross the choppy waters towards the Lubec…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The Mooseleuk Club voted at board meetings to which charities they would donate part of the horse’s winnings."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"In Bangor she was a teacher, principal, school board member, and then superintendent for eleven years."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Lawrence served six years on North Yarmouth’s Board of Selectmen and was elected to represent North Yarmouth in the Maine State Legislature in 1895…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Board of Trustees of the Academy held their first meeting at The Center Meeting House in April 1807."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… next morning carting away the pile of broken boards, which had the appearance of having been underground a long time, and parts of a skeleton was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Academy, a small independent college preparatory boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades six through high school."

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

"He married Olive True. In 1870 they lived in a boarding house in Lewiston, and he worked in a mill. By 1880 they returned to the area to live in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1868, a simple hotel/boarding house was built, which later expanded to accommodate one hundred guests, with modest cottages springing up around it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Main Street Bath and the City of Bath Planning Board deserve special mention for their significant contributions."