Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Donated equipment was used and the beach was made usable. It became a continuing improvement project for several years."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… Images provided by: The Leo Blouin Family and donated to Rumford Area Historical Society As the Town of Rumford became the boomtown of Maine in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Individual donations to the Library; to mill workers at Christmas, and park maintenance were also attributed to him."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… School in honor of Elizabeth Abbott who had donated the land. The bell from the Central School is now at the Mexico Historical Society Museum."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"The following year his widow Sallie Tarbell donated his architectural drawings to the Maine Historical Society, where they are essential to telling…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… event about this church was that Isaac Burton donated a clock for the front of the steeple that was hit by lightning in 1878."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"All of the equipment was donated and Dr. Haigis trained the personnel. Scarborough was the first town in Maine to have a rescue service, and later…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Carnegie gave $5000. Mr. Daniel Straw donated the land and another $5000.00 was raised by local citizens. Mr."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Betsey Josselyn. She donated her family signature quilt to the Lubec Historical Society in 2008. The late 19th Century quilt features squares…"

Acadia National Park

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"In some instances, images were donated or purchased on their own, or within a small grouping, without companion archival materials or museum objects."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… collection of early photographs, initially donated to MHS in 2006. The late James B. Vickery amassed an impressive collection during his lifetime…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… owns the Stevens architectural library, which was donated by Paul S. Stevens, the architect’s great grandson."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"He would donate a Civil War Monument to the park if it was cleaned up and the bandstand was removed. The cleanup began."

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

"Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library In the 1890s, as the era of sail was waning, steamships regularly carried passengers and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… through Pearl Wescott's 4-manual organ, which was donated to the Hauck Memorial Auditorium at the University of Maine in 1969; and the white and…"

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

"… members finished and painted the interior and donated carpeting and other materials.   Meanwhile a library committee was established and they…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The Mace Building was donated and was located at 489 State Street in Bangor Maine, at the foot of what is now Summit Avenue. Founded by William H."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… was established, there were multiple large donations that made it necessary to upgrade to a larger building."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… to the construction of the website through donation of their time, ideas, artifacts, and photographs."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"In 1922, Caroline Richards donated funds to buy the former home of Captain Thomas Coggin, a shipmaster who had commanded several Blue Hill vessels."