Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"1890Hubbard Free Library Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to transportation. Hallowell is no exception."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Public Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing whatever they could to make the area safer."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"1865Hubbard Free Library Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state. In 1816 he was an unsuccessful candidate for both Governor of New York and President of…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"He is buried in Hallowell. Granite Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Hallowell, ca. 1880Hubbard Free Library"

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"… High School football team, 1941-1942 seasonBangor Public Library Bangor High School enjoyed several successful football seasons during the early…"

Rockland Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… name officially changed from the Guilford Free Public Library to the Guilford Memorial Library. There were seven trustees and each year they gave a…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… Muster Field, Hallowell, ca 1934Hubbard Free Library While historic Hallowell had the annual carnival as a fundraiser for the fire department…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"1934Hubbard Free Library The Hallowell Iron Foundry supplied the Hallowell Cotton Mill with parts for the machines when they were broken."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… Workers in Wiler's Oil Cloth Factory.Hubbard Free Library When the railroad came to Hallowell in 1851 it appeared that the long-running contest…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Gray, City Marshall, Hallowell, 1931Hubbard Free Library This is a photo of Luther Gray, who was born in 1871 and died in 1949."

Belfast Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… Second Street, Hallowell, May 30, 1918Hubbard Free Library Fire Department In the early years of settlement fireplaces were the common means to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… have been located in Somesville.Southwest Harbor Public Library In the 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert which included the outer islands…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Young factory workers (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… storm, Academy Street Tree Damage, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And City In Hallowell a water main had…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… PO Box 147, 113 Christ Church Road, 734.6694 Free Will Baptist Church, PO Box 183, 138 Church Turn Road Grindle Point Lighthouse/Sailors’ Memorial…"

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…"

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."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… come together to provide assets such as a public library, community playground, the Regional Medical Center and school improvements."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Public recreation took place at the Drift Inn, a grill restaurant that hosted square dances on Wednesday nights, regular dances on Saturday nights."

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.

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…"