Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Also, my grammy makes baskets like Sylvia Stanislaus. Another way I connect to this family is, my grandfather lives near the Penobscot River that…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

""Fly Rod" CrosbyMaine State Museum If one family member died of consumption, usually more family members caught it."

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"Members of the Longfellow family created and used manuscript song pages to entertain family and guests, including songs popular in the 1750s and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"But by the 20th century, life as the early families knew it would begin to change drastically. A huge influx of new technology soon phased out the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… influence its cultural and intellectual life. Haymarket Square, Bangor, ca. 1890Bangor Historical Society Rapid expansion, increased…"

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.

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"A Man's Life in a Suitcase John Edward Barry, Mexico, 1939 Mexico Historical Society Text by Irene Hutchinson Images contributed by Mexico…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Pullen, John J. Joshua Chamberlain: a hero's life and legacy. Mechanicburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. Print. Pullen, John J."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Mary lived in Maine her whole life. It is unclear about whether she lived in Bangor for her entire existence, but she did linger in the Pine Tree…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"In Search of the Rustic Life By Josh Sawyer, Senior, George Stevens Academy The term “rusticators” is used to describe families who came to spend…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"During the last months of his life he took an interest in ancient Egypt and the pyramids. In his will, he donated to the town of Bradford for the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Shep’s mother, Maude, moved the family to many places such as Pittsfield and Searsport, both located in Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

""Education is the key to everything in life," he said during his visit to the Cohen School. "Education is like lighting a flame in your mind." Item…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Resources Bergquist, David. “Life on a Tidal River.” Life on a Tidal River - Narrative, Maine Historical Society…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… standards, late 1800s and even early 1900s rural life may have seemed harsh and austere, but life also was less hurried."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… The Aurora Grange in Strong celebrated rural life for many decades. As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Fly Rod retired to a quiet life in downtown Phillips. Much of her memorabilia and many of her writings are on display at the Phillips Historical…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"During the picnics they also talked about life and the war. The Grand Army of the Republic quickly became the preeminent veteran's organization…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… Doyle was found guilty and sentenced to serve life at the Maine State Prison in Thomaston. He died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… residents had moved West in search of a better life or to join family members who had also migrated."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Individuals and families were issued rationing stamps and tokens that represented certain goods. Blue tokens were for canned goods and red tokens…"

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

"It was a hard farming life, no doubt. One can picture the young family toting water and feed to the barn animals."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer. Then, as the years fly by, the growth of the settlement to a…"