Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Resource Page Burrage, Henry S. Maine in the Northeastern Boundary Controversy. Portland: Marks Printing House, 1919. Print. City of Bangor, Maine."

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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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.

Maine State Museum

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"Constitution, local papers dedicated its commentary to national matters and suspended talk of Maine separation.[9] Despite all of this, the movement…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"As a large crowd gathered to watch the disaster unfold, the fire consumed the Public Library’s collection of 70,000 volumes, valued at $300,000 at…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Maine. Augusta: Stevens and Sayward, 1860, 1864, 1866, 1867. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"The residents of Maine answered with enthusiasm and volunteers came forward to enlist in the newly-formed regiments."

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Orono, Maine: University of Maine Press, 1988. Print. Vickery, James B. Made in Bangor: economic emergence and adaptation, 1834-1911."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… with discussions of the Progressive Era in United States History. The Public Library chose the early railroad transportation topic not only because…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"… of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-1999. 2 ed. Lakeville: Grey House Publishing, 1999. Print. Whitman, Sylvia."

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"Also in response to the war, the northern states began to recruit African-Americans, and some college teams had to merge in order to survive."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"The Ladies' Home Journal stated in one issue, "Sugar cane is needed to make molasses. Molasses is used to make industrial alcohol which is needed to…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Jenks formed a building committee of the Third Congregational Church and Parish for the establishment of a new church."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Snow was U.S. Postmaster. The U.S. Post Office moved to its present site on Washington Street in 1975."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… the battle began, Captain Charles Morris of the U.S.S. Adams had been wreaking havoc among British ships when his vessel ran aground off foggy Isle…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Jacob S. Paine (1810-1856) founded the first organized band in Portland around 1833, named “The Portland Band.” By 1843, members recruited New…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"Jacob S. Paine of Portland owned the music store where the Longfellows purchased the piano, published sheet music, and founded the Portland…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"in Wheeling, West Virginia. Dick Curless started wearing an eye patch in the mid-1960s on his right eye because of deteriorating vision, and it…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the most important one…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"5 Apr. 2010. Goodwin, Kathryn B. "Jacob Stinchfield." Personal Glimpses of the Early Settlers of Lincoln, Maine. Maine: S.n., 1970. 55-56. Print."