Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"Work was begun the summer of 1988 with help from summer work groups from the Mission at the Eastward."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"Thomas also made carriages for the public to buy. Thomas S. Libby remodeled Lora C. Libby’s house on Transalpine Road."

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Public Library, 1916Farmington Public Library Although the residents were confronted with a variety of hardships, education and cultural…"

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

"… space includes a network of trails open to the public for non-motorized use. Loring Family Settlement: 1781 – 1876 In the latter part of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… and the expert advice of the Northeast Harbor Public Library and Mount Desert Island Historical Society staff. Charles K."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… Breaking ground for renovation, Strong Public School, ca. 1996 Conducting the ceremonial ground breaking at the Strong Elementary School…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… of the Maine Woodsman and Phillips Phonograph publications. Much of their Fly Rod Crosby collection, as well as items from the Outdoor Sporting…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… climbed to 15, and the school held its first public graduation ceremony in 1930 at Portland’s Cathedral Guild Hall, where eight graduates received…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The public utilities were destroyed and repair crews worked throughout the night restoring services."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"He returned to the U.S. and gave his last public performance in 1947, the same year the fire ravaged the Building of the Arts and Mount Desert Island."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary accomplishments, which included publishing poetry and historical research."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… electrification, transportation, and public works. In 1875, the city established a water system and 13 years later, the Bangor Street Railway began…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"In 1771, public schools were established and in 1795 the Hallowell Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library Return to Student Research The May Sisters, Julia and Sara Julia Harris May was born…"

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

"His big problem was not downright opposition, but public indifference. In 1928, he scored the first major breakthrough after the town voted funds for…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… they could not, in the transaction of their public business, express feelings of cordiality.” With this change, the Ellsworth post office was in…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize the work force and the important work by forming a religious institute."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"A 1930s publication emphasized the rise of “an entirely new idea of a nurse” that was concerned not just with treatment but prevention of illness."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… broad and extensive use of photography in their publications; they were especially active in aerial photography and owned several company planes…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"It was on this day the library's name officially changed from the Guilford Free Public Library to the Guilford Memorial Library."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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