Maine Memory Network

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

"… school children, collectors, and other interested people visited the farm and its well-known carriage collection to hear Ken describe the important…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… deal with the fires, which eventually killed 16 people and destroyed 200,000 acres. By this time, Mercy had garnered a reputation for treating…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… no train at all, but it was soon apparent the people of the area would benefit by having a terminus closer to the Village of Farmington."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"was a mystery to people in town. No one was really sure who were the owners of this plant built in 1901, according to Gilman."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… increased the profits of the company as now more people were able to afford electric lighting for their homes and businesses."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… tide-torn channel by which nature had separated peoples of common concerns. But work remained. A bright new brick building was erected to house…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name of John R Braden, a novel concept. His winnings were deposited to this account."

Colby College Special Collections

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The first people to arrive on the island were the Penobscot and Tarratine natives, who camped here in the summer to hunt and fish."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… a town currently populated by roughly 7,600 people. It is still known for the rolling hills, clear rivers, and fertile farmlands that attracted…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He went to prison in the same year. People say that he died in prison in the state of Georgia on March 3, 1865."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… [genealogy section] one may find as many as 40 people who attended the Academy and went on to Colleges such as Bowdoin and Harvard."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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