Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Edgar Hoover. People from all over the world sent letters and telegrams thanking Shep Hurd for his bravery."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"People came to learn how to play, and Flash in the Pans Community Steel Band was created. Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill…"

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

"… a densely forested coastline with no roads and no people was perhaps the same spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England…"

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

"… Story of Blue Hill The 20th Century Brings New People, Benefactors, and Cultures to Town At a commemorative clambake in 1886, Captain R.G.F."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… pessimism of the First World War, in 1918 people of Guilford gathered in the square and celebrated as they burned the Kaiser in effigy, celebrating…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… the local community by providing a easy way for people to spin their wool. Nathaniel Bodwell died in 1874."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Maybe if he wouldn’t have gone to war and people from Lincoln didn’t fight in the war, the war could have been fought here."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Another similarity is that people shop there and you can tell because there are vehicles parked in front of the building in almost every picture we…"

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

"People traveled by streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and long tidal estuaries and bays. This was a ready-made transportation system for settlers who were…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… businesses that followed also flourished because people had jobs and money to spend in town. In 1840, the population was listed at 1,109 residents…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two people had seen and known such hardship and suffering, yet they carried on."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… commercial and social, since the earliest times, people in this region have regularly made such journeys, and evidence of this connective web is…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… to enjoy the four seasons of activities for people of all ages. Sources The Early History of Dixfield Maine, including the section of Mexico near…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… or life-threatening injuries, 300 families (700 people) were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs; 28 buildings had been destroyed…"

Westport Island History Committee

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… with the aid of much more legible scans, several people, including Susan Gassett, Kyle Spear, and Nancy Sosman, along with staff members of the two…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"“Many of the people who must be considered as charity patients are alcoholics, and those who have personality disorders, suicidal tendencies or…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… Ward Chipman about his meetings with First Nation people [insert links: mmn map https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/6883; pagan letter…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Arlene Palmer Schwind This cartoon satirizes many people's approach to Maine's dry laws. X Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) Courtesy of William…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"By the spring of 1817, food was scarce for both people and animals. The following winter of 1817 was bitter cold, testing even the most hearty of…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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