Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A keeper lived in the house to keep the lantern lit around the clock. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1935, when a separate electrical tower with a…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… from the Cape Elizabeth shore of Portland harbor. The log entry of August 31, 1812 records her most famous capture, the brig Dianna loaded with 212…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… Anderson, clip two  Did you live in Tenants Harbor throughout the whole depression? No- this is why I can give you two different impressions of the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947 resulted in deep concern on the part of the Surry citizens whose community…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… up the pretty little bay searching for a safe harbor to start a new life. As they lay at anchor surrounded by forested hills near a serene cove…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Historical Society After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Block Wardens were assigned to help carry out the tasks related to protecting communities."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 propelled Mattie into military service on August 6, 1942 at the age of 39 and she was commissioned as WAAF 3d…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… signal to Coast Guard headquarters in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Fog A lighthouse is more than light."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… had certain advantages: a good, protected harbor and plentiful reserves for fishing and hunting."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Old Surry was blessed by nature/With her harbor, hills and steams/The streams that furnished water power/Before days we knew of steam."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… newspaper, the fire was plainly visible at Bar Harbor almost 50 miles away. (Big Fire 2) Public Library catches fire, Bangor, 1911Bangor…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… of her daughter, Mina, and died in Seal Harbor (where she lived with Mina for just one month) on December 5, 1925, at the age of 84."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… of Long Island’s Hamptons, Newport, even Bar Harbor. And far cooler, for even the Rhode Island and Maine shores offered limited respite during…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Telegram, Sunday June 11, 1939 Big House Little House Back House Barn. Thomas C. Hubka, University Press of New England, 1984 Eastern Argus, May…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bucksport and Bangor Bar Harbor train leaving Bangor, ca. 1900Bangor Public Library This was a short line chartered March 1, 1870 to run 18.8…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… most of the year in New York and summers in Bar Harbor. He was also an avid supporter of the Ku Klux Klan."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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