Maine Memory Network

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

"… and funds were used for medical, burial, and housing expenses. Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… care of his sheep in a pasture far from the Libby house. He claimed that he took an unusual route to the pasture."

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

"In 1870 they lived in a boarding house in Lewiston, and he worked in a mill. By 1880 they returned to the area to live in Strong."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house

"Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats.' The house was built around 1845 by Asa Joyce, and although the back section of the house is new the front retains the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… Brooks, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Daniel Webster, Franklin Peirce and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Federal Period architected building spanned eighty-four…"

New Sharon Historical Society

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Phillips Historical Society

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Strong Historical Society

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Nordica Memorial Association

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Stanley Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… back cowl neckline and long sleeves labelled: 'House of Stiles, Yarmouth.' Faux fur jacket, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much of this volume: the decline in manners and morals."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Bangor House, Franklin House, largest circus, Crystal Palace in London, Bangor Cornet Band   Part 2, pages 27-37 Charles…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Franklin Street, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"It has been named Franklin Place in honor of the site’s history. Sources: Graves, Dick. "A Little Cunningham History: Part 1." The Star-Herald…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"Drew George B. McClellan Franklin Treat Annie Martin Northern secessionists Plot to burn New York Glassblowers exhibition Fort Sumter Capture of…"

Lewiston Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… a grant of land and it was located in northern Franklin county. The land was not settled until years after the grant and one resident of Bloomfield…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin Franklin as one of two deputies in charge of the colonial mail system."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Squire Morgan -- A Maine Franklin. Jonathan Morgan, a young lawyer, came from Portland around 1800 “to grow with the town.” A man of great talent and…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She received commendations from Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, John R. Deane, Generals George Patton, Omar Bradley, and W. B. Smith."