Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

… quickly realized the potential and scope of this organization and set about to foster all aspects of SIES's mission.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

… of the earlier uses of City Hall for specific organizations have been relocated to their own buildings.

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

Among the organizations working toward these goals, Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc., the Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Historical Society, Bath Business…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

… Society This quasi-municipal non-profit organization had a board of three trustees elected by the voters of the district.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

… was a very prestigious men's club, and was first organized on December 3rd, 1888. The only way to get in was by invitation, and only the elite were…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

… was supplied by the Maine Seacoast Mission, an organization founded in 1905 to help Down East island communities.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

… is apparently a tongue-in-cheek account of an organization that met yearly and was itself a spoof on organizations Lowell apparently was unaware of…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

In 1834, Swan’s Island was organized as a plantation, and in 1847 John Dodge divided unappropriated lands into lots of fifty acres each to be sold at…

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

… has always been owned by an individual or organization separate from the retail businesses occupying the site according to city tax records.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

In 1890, a large organ was purchased for the church. Swett Drugstore Bottle, Bath,ca. 1920Item Contributed byPatten Free Library William…

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

This was organized by an ad hoc group of women rather than one of the organized clubs in Farmington.

New Portland Historical Society

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Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Pioneer Club, Presque Isle, ca. 1915

Park. The Presque Isle Pioneer Club was organized in June 1915 by the remaining living pioneers of the town.

Rockland Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

… jackets; or uniforms associated with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully…

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

… jackets; or uniforms associated with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully…

Longfellow Garden Club

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Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

… making it a safer place to live and was a great organization. As for the musters and carnival, they were major forms of entertainment for the…

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott and Fewacres, Farmington, 1903

… with Farmington, and with the forerunner organizations of the current Public Library. View additional information about this item on the Maine…

Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

John’s Episcopal Church was organized in the late 1860s. The building was constructed in 1875 in the “Gothic Revival” style with board and batten…

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks

… of thanks We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for the help and support they provided to Team Biddeford and the…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

… 46 The section includes the Constitution of the organization, information about Acadian Hall, Wasgatts Quartet, a list of members, including their…

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

… 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment organized as the 18th Maine Infantry, returned to Bangor in September 1865, greeted by a large…