Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1958, the named changed to the Alice L. Pendleton Library, in honor of the dedicated librarian who served the community for almost 50 years."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"1895Hubbard Free Library Ezekiel Goodale -- Book Seller, Printer and Publisher. In 1771, public schools were established and in 1795 the Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… Darting Gun (Harpoon), Hallowell, 1865Hubbard Free Library Eben Pierce, from Hallowell, was the creator of the “bomb lance” harpoon, which is a…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… hunt looking for artifacts found in the Hubbard Free Library, next on to the cemetery where they were greeted by Sam Webber in his top hat, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on Thursday morning."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Stickney & Pages Slate and Plaster MillHubbard Free Library The Stickney & Page Slate and Plaster Mill was located on the Vaughan Stream."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"In her free time, Miss Stone is credited with knitting and volunteering for the American Red Cross during both World War I and World War II."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"Patten Free Library The separationists and anti-separationists heard and acknowledged the other side's arguments."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… Compromise brought Maine into the Union as a free state in 1820, allowing politicians in Washington to delay a growing sectional crisis over the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… were offered at the Second Baptist Church and the Free Will Baptist Church. Public recreation took place at the Drift Inn, a grill restaurant that…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… ferns and mosses cared for. This park should be free to all on condition that no rules of the Association were violated… I hope, however, that we…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… Knee, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca.1853Hubbard Free Library As reported in the September 24, 2001, Kennebec Journal, Kevin Pomerleau and four…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis Free Public Library and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was a very well-known and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Performances were cheap (often free), as Sartorio strongly believed dance should be available to all."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Public Library, 1916Farmington Public Library Although the residents were confronted with a variety of hardships, education and cultural…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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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.

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… Storm, Wingate Residence, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Clio Barr's Interview of Wendy Wingate about the Ice Storm of 1998 Q: Did you lose…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"The club crawl is free for everyone, letting locals who could not afford a ticket to the festival to be part of it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Free Text Book Law enacted in the year 1888-9, which went into effect August 1890, required that all towns provide schoolbooks to all students."