Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"It was funded by Galen C. Moses, who donated $10,000 to the library. He was a trustee for the library, starting and over-viewing all construction."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Linwood, 1988, “Maine Odyssey: Good Times and Hard Times in Bath, 1936-1986.” Owen, Henry Wilson, 1936, “The Edward Clarence Plummer History of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"All the hard work and thought put into the Sagadahock House would soon pay off. John O. Shaw bill, Bath, 1882Patten Free Library As a result of…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… you will join the ranks of us who have worked so hard for better education in our schools in Surry. “ Claude L."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Through the years, members have worked hard to keep the building in shape by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape."

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

"Phebe had a hard life. She married three times. She married her first husband, Sanford Smith from Trenton, Maine, across Union River Bay, on March 5…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… offering much appreciated distraction from hard times, it was the country’s entry into World War II that eventually forced the theater to close in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"Solomon B. Raynes James Stratton Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Reed Harding Dr. Increase Sanger Hampden House Rufus Prince Clara Cary Mabelle Martin Ada…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Raynes Martin homestead and neighbors Doctor Moses Adams Adams murder trial, 1815 Mary Adams Col."

Patten Free Library

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Moses Guilford LowGuilford Historical Society 1816 was a pivotal year for the settlement as they petitioned the general court of the Commonwealth…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… North Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library In 1880 Moses P. Lawrence, Henry Dodge and Julius Wolff established a sardine factory in North Lubec…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… incompetent to the payment of so great a sum..." Moses Patten, 1814 The Revolutionary War Years challenged the tiny hamlet on the western shores…"