Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… third graders to write, produce and film a movie based on their research. Another time middle school students worked with teacher Elizabeth…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… stole could fall into the category of garments based on a Dior design, and made under license in the United States for the retail market."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Use of traditional plant, animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… honors all Cumberland citizens who served in the military during war. A large stone originally stood at the same spot with a memorial plaque noting…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"The 702nd Strategic Missile Wing was inactivated on June 25, 1961. The air base was repurposed as the Presque Isle Airport and the Presque Isle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… flew this plane from Florida to Presque Isle air base after being stationed in Florida after WW II. On his return flight, being so close to home…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"Organized into collections based on medium, provenance, location and/or other criteria, the organizational structure of these collections documents…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… offered the option to have portraits painted based on photographic images. Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"Unlike with traditional paper-based materials, many 19th and early 20th century repositories often overlooked the research value of photographs, and…"

Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"This ill-defined boundary, based on an inaccurate map, was laid out in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Maine Historical Society The European history of…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… is best remembered for his books of verse based on American themes: Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Tales of…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… by Diana Logan X Skyline Farm is a community-based non-profit organization located at 95 The Lane in North Yarmouth, Maine."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"… because he would have them try and steal as many bases as possible. Even though PCHS never won a state championship, they have won the league…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785-1812 (New York: Knopf, 1990)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… championing their own dreams for the region based on different notions of legal title. Organized in 1749, the Kennebec Proprietors, also known as…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"The ranking is based on per-capita circulation, program attendance, and internet usage based on the library's yearly expenditures."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… to carry off the torrential flow, the highway base began to crumble under the pressure… Mattanawcook Stream, within a few minutes, rose to higher…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Influence of John Crosby 1757-1843 by Karyn Field based on an article by Alice Hawes Among the important names found in the early records of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"37 The Pejepscot Proprietors claim was heavily based on Native titles, their main rival, the Kennebec Proprietors claim was founded on an ancient…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… for her extensive archival research and place-based scholarship, Professor Brooks is the author of "The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… were 'managing' for 150 years), and with a diminishment of Tribal sovereignty based on clauses in the Act treating tribes as 'municipalities.'"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based project about the town's history. The project team, comprised of Historical Society members, the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… by a Reeds Brook Middle School student based on an article by Bob Hawes X Have you ever heard of the expression “Things happen”? “History…"