Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies Terrill Smith, Tyler Veilleux & Aiden Watson The building was the Cotton Mill at 1885; however…"

Tate House Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Lambard and C .W King, the son of William King, the first governor of Maine. Before 1852 , King's home was at the site of the Customs House."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913. The Bath Opera House was literally built on top of where the Alameda once stood."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"The Lincoln House Hotel was built in the 1820s, but it was demolished on March 9th, 1958. It had a stable for travelers, horses, and carriages."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Bessie was a Postmaster from 1940-1956 and used the front part of the house as the post office, while the back was the store."

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"Note the turret and open, rounded porch which are drawn into the skin of the house by the unifying shingles."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"While the house itself did not change, the site did -- with the addition in 1907 of the Maine Historical Society headquarters."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"1895Dixfield Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"The Old House built by John Savage II ca. 1820, torn down on February 22, 2013Northeast Harbor Library Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell..."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… of this endeavor still stands today and remains open for business, though no longer under Savage ownership: the Asticou Inn)."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The inn opened its doors in 1896. It overlooked the ocean and offered guests a scenic view of Blue Hill Mountain."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… of the library began in 1889; it was first opened to the public in 1891. It was funded by Galen C. Moses, who donated $10,000 to the library."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… endeavored to make the Penobscot river their last opening to the sea and their last avenue into Canada."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"He opened a furniture store with his son and the income from the rent of the building helped the Ledyard family with their taxes. The store, A.D."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"And, the Customs House, originally built in 1858, was expanded toward the river in 1911, doubling its floor space while retaining its architectural…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Walter G. Webber opened a drugstore at the foot of Elm Street in 1875. Webber changed location with the opening of his second drugstore at 94 Front…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… corner of Main Street and Parker Point Road that opened its doors in 1939. It is now widely recognized as among the busiest small-town libraries in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"He then proceeded to open a recording studio and launched a new label, Neworld. The Bagaduce Chorale: In 1974 Mary Cheney Gould founded the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… was a very successful man, yet he only built one house, sometimes also called the "mansion house." Although George Stevens had no children of his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1894, Lewis B. Swett opened his second drugstore, as recorded in a newspaper article. This was the second branch after the very successful…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… alcohol and provided it to "Irish men & women in open defiance of the Maine law." He further charged that Hayford provided housing for "bad women."…"