Maine Memory Network

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

"… to become accustomed to his position, as he spent great amounts of time away from home in order to fulfill his duties as estate superintendent."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… discusses his upbringing in Thomaston during the Great Depression and his experiences as a ship captain."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… new people from a new generation who have shown a great interest in this vital part of the town’s history."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… paper mill built in Rumford in 1893, below the Great Falls of the Androscoggin, is still going strong and remains the engine of the local economy."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Metalluk, son of a great chief and the last of the Cooask-aukes (dwellers-of-the-pines) and respected friend of the early settlers, showed them where…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"… on his 93rd birthday, March 18, 1897 X Great Moral Ideas in the State Treasury, ca. 1860 Newspaper clipping Collections of Maine Historical…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The North Village is a great place to live, the people are great and always willing to help in time of need."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"They achieved many great things and have worked to shape the lives and cultures of both Maine and the nation."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Agriculture During World War I World War I began in Europe in 1914 and the U.S. entered into it in 1917."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… Delta Phi fraternity, where the men put forth a great deal of effort to restore it to its former glory."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… 62" High X High technology of the 1850s, a great era of lighthouse construction dictated a new solid brick tower, equipped with the most modern…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… you born? 1933 About how old were you when the Great Depression occurred? Very young, it didn’t seem like much had really changed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Historical Society’s collection, thanks to her great granddaughter, Freda Hillman Weymouth. We also have a picture of Mary."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"The Meadow Pond settlement offered its residents great views and easily obtainable fresh water. In winter, it was the single source of ice which was…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Acadian Archives

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