Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Washington organized Revenue Cutter Service commissioning Hopley Yeaton as its first officer – America’s first commissioned naval officer 1791 •…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Commission of Fisheries, anticipates what was printed yet almost one hundred years later. Words and photographs of Hugh French and his students in…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Yeaton, America’s first commissioned naval officer, was sent to the Passamaquoddy region, charged with curtailing the growth of smuggling there."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… done A pretty good thing they have captured 4 Commissioned Officers; - 43 Privates; 60 Horses and Mules; A large lot of Boots & shoes; cloth ect."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… by the legislature; it was simply referred to the Commission of Interior Waters. The petition merely showed that a rift existed and that diking…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard states."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"In 1789, they commissioned Leonard Jarvis, Sr., et al. to do so. Jarvis was a prominent Massachusetts citizen who had served as the Treasurer of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the support of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and individuals, purchased…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"The Liquor Enforcement Commission, an arm of state government, hired deputies (known as Sturgis Men) to track down offending citizens and…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"… Little Water Girl, as she is commonly called, was commissioned in honor of Lillian M. N. Stevens. It is a replica of a statue honoring Frances…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Pingree Family and Maine Historic Preservation Commission From the 1870s onward, summer residents changed the complexion of coastal and rural life."

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

"The Maine Highway Commission engineers arrived in late 1960, setting up offices in the old John Trenholm barber shop on the left side of Washington…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"In lieu of sets, 200 slides of artwork commissioned from various local artists provided a backdrop for performances."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned in 1882, and was one of the largest vessels in the fishing fleet."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Railroad were submitted to the Maine Railroad Commission on June 24, 1902 and approved just one week later on July 1."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"In 2004 the Commission designated me a Master Artist in traditional French Canadian dance, providing the chance to pass the French dance traditions…"

Colby College Special Collections

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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.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"2010. Maine State Highway Commission. A History of Maine Roads. Augusta, Maine, 1970. Merrill, Lincoln Jr. and Holly Hurd. Around North Yarmouth."

Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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