Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… take advantage of advances in cardiac surgery and preventative health breakthroughs. By the mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Churches in the city held open air masses to prevent infections from spreading. Schools and public places closed as well."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… front but went around to the enemies ‘ right to prevent them from flanking us, which he was on the point of doing when we arrived."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"With the bank gone there was no way to prevent access to the fair and thereby make money from admission charged."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… paper to soak up any excess ink from the pages to prevent smearing when they were finished. In the 1870s, mass-produced paper was inexpensive…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… that to rid the island of its population, and to prevent further squatting, that the state should hold a title to the property..." That’s the…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"n.d., Web. 24 April 2013 Preventing Genocide - William S. Cohen - Biography. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2013."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Their rapid action prevented destruction that would have been far worse. In total, 32 homes and 42 businesses were ruined."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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