Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Item donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library Those receiving freight were C.L. Adams, who owned a store at the head of the ferry wharf; R.H."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Arrived to great fanfare. Gardner Lake, 1936 1897 - 1898 • Telegraph service established • Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) MA-30-18-0288-18."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Mothers with children would come and visit Maine while the father would stay at home working. The father would take a train on Friday evening and…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… high tides, swift currents and good boat service between Eastport and Lubec would facilitate successful operation of the plant."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"

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

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, MA-30-18-0288-18."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant program facilitated item-level cataloguing, condition…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"In 2017, the Institute of Museum and Library Services provided support to photograph, preserve, and add the garments online, including a curated…"

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

"The children closest to the heater were uncomfortably warm and had trouble fighting off drowsiness. The corners and front of the room were so cold…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… all day in the factories and then look after the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"With these services EMMC has been a substantial addition to the greater Bangor community, and it still continues to amaze every day. St."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Three of his children became major public figures. Rufus represented New York in the United States Senate; and as a senator, worked on the Missouri…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… lumberjacks brought families with them, but their children had few schools to attend. Bangor’s people also had only a small number of stores at…"

Old York Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own. In early years from approximately 1855-1869, A.C., at times alongside his father John II, made…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children. F.S. Pendleton and Company Store, interior, Islesboro, ca."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… the services of his innovative “Circulating Library,” a subscription library offered to patrons for a small fee."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Public Library, 1916Farmington Public Library Although the residents were confronted with a variety of hardships, education and cultural…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Doughty School; and Priscilla Soucie, School Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School Howard House, Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library…"

Colby College Special Collections

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