Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s Text By: Matt Kaubris Images provided by: Rumford Area Historical Society Rumford High School was built in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"Our Partners Partners Click to see more photos of our team in action. X Our team is large, and we hope that over the years it will only get…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Welcome to the Western Foothills

"Welcome to the Western Foothills X Western Maine's beauty can be found in its mountains, rivers, scenery, and especially its people."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Exhibits

"Exhibits Welcome to our Exhibits page. Click the links below to enjoy stories from around the Western Foothills Region."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir The workmen and horses, hired by local contractor, James M. McGregor, cleared the “basin” for the Mt. Zircon Reservoir."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir According to the Report to the Board of Trustees, dated March 27, 1915 by Head Engineer, E."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir Text By Jane Welch Peterson, Nghia Ha & Dave Gawtry Images provided by: The Leo Blouin Family and donated to Rumford Area…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House Text by Dirigo High Students and Donna Towle Images contributed by Dixfield Historical Society Dixfield House…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. Much has been written about Hugh J. Chisholm and his skills at organizing companies."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Building Boom and Piers above the Falls By William N. Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Dixfield's Church on the Hill Dixfield Congregational Church, High Street, Dixfield, 2006.Dixfield Historical Society Text by Donna Towle…"

Bethel Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… were Ephraim and Martha Ballard, who came from Oxford, Massachusetts. Ephraim brought the skills of a surveyor which were much in demand, and…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"Born in Oxford, New Hampshire in 1755, Sawyer joined the Continental Army in 1777 and participated in the Battles of Saratoga."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995 Civil War Regiments from Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin, Federal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… pictured practiced in Bangor and his father in Oxford County. John Martin (1823-1907) drew this sketch of the son "to show how near I can draw or…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"2, Modern Series. New York: Oxford University Press, 1930. Bilodeau, Christopher. “The Paradox of Sagadahoc: The Popham Colony, 1607-1608.” Early…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… banner demonstrates the cultural vibrancy of Oxford County in the decades before the Civil War."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… States border across Indigenous Lands (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021) Mancke, Elizabeth and Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, “Indigenous…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"1 seed Bangor and No. 2 seed Oxford Hills of South Paris. They also beat No. 13 Brewer to become Eastern Maine Champions. Up next was the State Final."