Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Maine was ranked third in the country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York. The season lasted a mere three weeks."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"Each of these badges stated the name, rank, and department of that officer. These uniforms may or may not have emblems or designs corresponding to…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… one very positive change emerged from the ranks of the temperance movements—the dramatic and lasting drop in the amount of liquor Americans…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… recommissioned in the WAC where she rose to the rank of Major before her release from active duty on April 26, 1946."

Nylander Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… concluding, “I hope that you will join the ranks of us who have worked so hard for better education in our schools in Surry. “ Claude L."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The event “guaranteed an affair that will take rank with the greatest of its kind that has been held in the country.” The centennial committee…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"For workmanship and style, they rank among the highlights of the collection. One is an elegant tubular purple wool challis (lightweight wool)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Sometimes, the rank, greasy smell of roasted porpoise also wafted through the camp either because someone was roasting a chunk of porpoise for dinner…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… after five and a half years of service with the rank of Captain and the Legion of Merit. Based mostly in Washington, D.C."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"… joining in 1804 as a midshipman and rising to the rank of commodore. Servants. Although their names are unknown, documentary evidence indicates…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He held the rank of major general in the state militia during the War of 1812. The hardships experienced by Maine during the war prompted King to…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… of Portland streets scenes of the 1840s and 50s rank among the earliest photographs of the city. Firemen’s musters and parades were important…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… in the Pacific during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy. In 1946, he resumed his architectural career, working…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… were also noticeably absent from the Maine Law ranks. Irish-Americans, whose younger men tended to embrace the stereotype of public drinking, often…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Coming into the tournament, Hampden was ranked number 9 in Eastern Maine. Going through the Eastern Maine tournament, Hampden upset No."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… a Knights of Pythias Battalion U.R.K.P., "Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias," a militaristic branch of the Pythian Order."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Warren was ranked 1st Lieutenant in the Aroostook War. He was later discharged in muster on September 11, 1865. He later died on December 20, 1913."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… themselves in local history, students will learn to love history, join the depleted ranks of the societies, and breathe new life into them."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"He eventually rose to the rank of Captain. Civil War Accoutrements of Luther Lawrence Luther's Death Luther Lawrence was well regarded for his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank. Soon the shoreline and hillsides were filled with estates belonging to bankers, industrialists…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… the area he quickly began working his way up the ranks. His tasks in the field began easy at first, simply surveying fields and prospective sites."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… school that “would fit children for college and rank creditably among other high schools in the state” be set up to “give our young people the same…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… important details about his life such as his rank in the army, siblings and parents. It also includes his birth records such as date and place."