Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… at Meductic (south of present day Woodstock, New Brunswick) were planted by native refugees from southern New England following King Phillip’s War."

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

"… on the Canadian border, and connect with the New Brunswick European and North American Railroad. The first section opened in 1868 to Olemon, then…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… X Coast Guards Fire Truck with Bullets on Brunswick Road Portland Evening Express, October 16, 1934 Even after Repeal the illegal liquor traffic…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… West Virginia and CFNB in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, both stations playing all country music."

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

"The History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, 1878, confirms that famous hunter, Thomas Wilson, led a party consisting of Stephen Titcomb…"

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

"… Harpswell, and the Mere Point portion of Brunswick. It was one of the oldest and largest towns in the Province of Maine."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"A native of New Brunswick, she enrolled in Madigan Memorial School of Nursing in Houlton in 1937 before taking vows in the Sisters of Mercy in 1944."

Prince Memorial Library

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… those by woodsman Joe Scott (1867-1918) from New Brunswick, Canada. Scott worked in Maine logging camps where he sold his professionally printed…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Also Brunswick got 8.5 inches of rain. Hurricane Carol came just 1 day before Hurricane Edna. Hurricane Edna was not nearly as bad as Carol."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Riverton in Portland and Merrymeeting in Brunswick. Situated on an idyllic 10-acre parcel in Hampden, Riverside Park overlooked the tranquil…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Originally published Brunswick, Maine: H.E. Mitchell Pub., 1904. Rowe, William Hutchinson. Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine, 1636-1936."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… around Maine and performed in Boston and New Brunswick. They spent much of their time in Surry, welcomed by delegates of Maine officials and housed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… group that controlled the Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick. There was a special law on the books of the State of Maine entitled “an Act of aid of…"

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

"… son Charles Richmond (C.R.) Loring, who lived in Brunswick, was the last Loring family member to own Skyline Farm."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… ties of family, friendship and commerce with New Brunswick. Early Settlement With its 95 miles of shoreline, fresh and tidal wetlands, and waters…"

Acadian Archives

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… fighters should war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of her early years in an educational facility in Brunswick. She was, at one time, a preceptress of Farmington Academy."

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

"… highway from Falmouth through North Yarmouth to Brunswick was ordered. At this point North Yarmouth was becoming a more permanent settlement; in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… at the Island Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque Isle on July 4, 1921."