Maine Memory Network

Portland Water District

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

"… with Britain, it was a burden to the national government and potentially hazardous to attempt a separation."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… of Kittery swore their allegiance to the government of Massachusetts Bay, and by 1658, Kittery, York, Saco, Wells and Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport)…"

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

"… felt unrepresented and burdened by the distant government in Boston. As whispers of separation became louder in the late 1700s, various political…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… of nearly 270,000 deserved an independent government. With continuing public pressures, the General Court agreed to a hold a vote on the question…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… the Subject of their Separation from the Present Government of Massachusetts by One of Their Fellow Citizens in 1791, which detailed "the presumed…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation Overwhelmingly dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"The Final Vote William Williamson to Joseph Williamson on the final vote for separation, Boston, 1819Maine Historical Society For several…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"

Presque Isle Fire Department

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"… property, paper records found in libraries and government offices, neighbors and others who knew prior occupants, and online resources such as…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… the impact of the disease at the behest of government censors afraid of spreading fear and weakening the war effort."

Maine Department of Transportation

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"MHS received an Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) grant in 2015 to digitize the full collection, which is now available online."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"On a local level, changes in Portland city government and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan were motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments."

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Waldoboro Fire Department

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House

"People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Only two families occupied the…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807 Silhouette of Peleg Wadsworth, Portland, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Peleg and Elizabeth Wadsworth lived in…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland "It is but right that the house should belong to the public… Henry always loved the old home above any…"