Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Civil War Accoutrements of Luther Lawrence Luther's Death Luther Lawrence was well regarded for his performance and bravery in action."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous if I was a wife to one of the men that went to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Civil War James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… a day of sickness until shortly before his death on February 19, 1856, at the age of 106 years, 10 months, and 9 days."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… wife and son, Charles Stinchfield, who made the Civil War monument by the Methodist Church, at the intersection of Main and Lee Streets."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… with the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery in the Civil War. Edwards never had to endure the southern prisons, but he was in attendance at the execution of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Ian, 6, and Brittany, 3, at the time of his death on October 3, 1993 at the age of 33. Gary Gordon Tribute drawing by Zach Perry X When I read…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Index of Civil War Veterans African-American Civil War Monument, Washington, D.C. The Ancestors of Phoebe Lord, by Carl Austin Flegal (1998) A…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"After the Civil War, Congress stopped funding military bands that provided music to troops and communities."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"Martin, who was lame, did not serve in the war, but followed the rush of enlistments and departure of regiments."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"and Carroll D. Prince Bequest The death of Carroll D. Prince on September 5, 1920, and of his wife, Annie Lincoln Prince, on October 10, 1920…"

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

"In 1827, the year before his death, Thomas Loring sold 40 of the 83 acres to his thirty-four year old son Jeremiah for $525 with the proviso that he…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… in 1933, causing her to go blind until her her death in 1938. Sylvia lived to 102, eight days before her 103rd birthday."

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

"Upon his death, provisions in his will led to the building of Greely Institute, which opened on September 28, 1868 and held its first public…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Hamilton Place Library closed after Lura's death in 1932. Sources: Around North Yarmouth by Lincoln J. Merrill Jr. and Holly K."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… space for town meetings, kept records of births, deaths and marriages, and collected taxes for town and parish (church) business."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"At the time of his death, he was getting ready to write a book about Lincoln’s history. Jeremy was a big part of Lincoln’s history because he took…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"She operated that until her death at the age of 55 on July 14, 1960. Melissa Shaefer “Compare and contrast your topic in the past and in the present”…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"She lived in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House until her death in 1901, bequeathing the house and property to the Maine Historical Society to honor the…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… Through just a few months prior to his death at Maine’s Togus VA hospital from stomach cancer."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Grant song Gilman Townsend 1872 election results Death of Horace Greeley Irish National Movement Hannibal Hamlin"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"The article was printed sometime after Raynes' death in 1914 when the unidentified author found a transcript he thought was lost of Raynes'…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"Martin described her illness, death, and funeral in detail. He also wrote about their son Junior, dances and dance schools, the final days of…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of that Kennebec River town’s flourishing pre Civil War shipbuilding industry and the many mariners who resided there."