Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Anton Marquardt of Colby College (in Waterville, Maine), formerly of Lübeck University, Germany,” continued the Herald coverage."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"It contains William and Mary’s College, the oldest in the US, excepting Harvard. The village is nearly as large as Thomaston and very pleasantly…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"Paul's Church. In the 1830s, young college students, artists, and friends spent the wee hours singing in front of houses until they were paid to go…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"For Maine, its college would be founded in 1865 just eight miles up river from Bangor. Initially known as the Maine State College, Maine's public…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Fortunately, my son was home from college and his car didn’t go in the garage so we were able to have some transportation until we removed the trees…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Commonwealth made a large land grant to Bowdoin College consisting of four townships, one of which is now the incorporated Town of Guilford."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… statewide for students from kindergarten through college age. In 2014 – due to my innate passion for the music which “fuels the feet” for these…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Maine at Farmington, a small public liberal arts college, Farmington continues to attract students, scholars, and academics to this otherwise…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… institution at which pupils are fitted for any college in the land. And yet there are men now living in each one of these villages who can remember…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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