Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… was the first collaboration between a Wabanaki person and the Bangor Symphony since the symphony’s founding in 1896."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The bill passed. Gould personally oversaw the construction and paid for half. The Arthur R. Gould School is on Westbrook Street in South Portland in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The key person that has a connection with the building was Captain John Patten. John Patten built the Sagadahock House."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… her views and saying that Rose was a good person and a good abolitionist. Conclusion Bangor is a city with a very rich history, and its…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… write a journal or diary entry pretending to be a person from back then." Excerpts from the journal of fictional character Betsy Mire Year of 1875…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… write a journal or diary entry pretending to be a person from back then” Day 1 (November 17, 1938) We just moved in to the new fox farm."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The prenatal clinic offered medical care and personal counseling to pregnant women who lacked a private physician or were unable to afford care…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Kemp, a former enslaved person, escaped to Union lines early in the War. A year after Kemp's arrival, the Howards located Kemp's wife and two young…"

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

"… grounds in this village, to accommodate those persons who may wish to attend the State Fair at Augusta."

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

"They arrived at their personal dock via ocean cruise, or boated across the two miles from Eastport, Maine’s train terminal."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Many of us loved this gallant officer for his personal qualities. The bullet that removed him from the world took from it a frank, brave, and…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… tome carefully chronicling a century of facts, personalities and genealogical information. More recently, numerous books, written by Ben and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… increased prosperity, and the desire for personal improvement marked for Bangor the years toward the end and immediately following the Civil War…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Creating his books set in Maine forms a personal connection between himself and Maine. Stephen King has had an impact on our society by making Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"At this same time, teachers’ salaries were low; a person could make as much money in a factory as in a classroom after years of education."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed.” Josiah Farrow represented Islesboro at the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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