Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… imbued with reverence for others and the natural world. The students in Mr. Scott Springer's 8th grade class contributed the exhibit on the Blue…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… building so that he could take pictures with more natural light. A typical picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Fisher, Jonathan. Scripture Animals : A Natural History of the Living Creatures Named in the Bible, Publisher: Pyne Press, 1972."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… they not only record an event in Portland history, but provide detailed photographic views of what was then the city’s principal thoroughfare."

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"Lenny Breau was a natural musician and stage performer who easily traversed country to classical, flamenco, and jazz music."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… with a job as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in 1825 or 1826. In 1826 Jacob was also licensed to preach by The Hampshire…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… you will still find a community of a different nature, where even strangers wave to each other as they cross paths on the roads."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"He had recommended this area recognizing the natural meadows, wide intervale and good hunting and fishing that the region offered."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"They participated in town affairs, built large homes and farms, and were staunchly religious in their beliefs. (Butler’s History of Farmington &…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… developing a school of picturesque scenery and natural charm. Abbott School pre 1903Farmington Historical Society Abbott Park…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds. With the bank gone there was no way to prevent…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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

"… December of 1901, the river displayed its fickle nature. Some 56 inches of snow had fallen. Cold weather had prevailed and everybody had decided…"

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

"New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood. However, the beginning of agriculture in New Portland started out slow."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Though the school eventually closed and all its buildings are gone, the school has a fascinating history and is the reason why Hippach Field is a…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"They were a natural resource that supplied tasty fast food, the means of employment and the basis of profitable investment."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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