Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… University of Maine at Farmington, a small public liberal arts college, Farmington continues to attract students, scholars, and academics to this…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He gave the small, quiet, and less-prominent state of Maine a voice in our busy world, and a strong one too."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… by Laurice Goodwin, who converted the hotel into small apartments. Braeburn & Edes Buildings, Guilford, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… At this same time, Bangor saw the rise of small "non-lumber" industries. Several foundries could be found in the city during the 1870s."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Packed into this small downtown area is a wealth of architectural, economic and family history revealed in part by the stories connected to the sites…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Bay in 1875 attracted by the abundance of small herring. In 1870 the Franco Prussian war interrupted the importation of sardines to America and…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… entrepreneurs who shared the idea of canning small herring they called “sardines” to compete with real sardines from Europe."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… a wagon ride during the mid 1700s from the small settlement of ancient North Yarmouth's coastal village of Yarmouth to the early inland settlement…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Joan Small, UMF Librarian) A brief article in the Franklin Journal says The Normal School held classes on the second floor of Beale's block on…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… had in fact planted the so-called “magic”- the small quantities of gold extracted by the accumulators – in them."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"After the Hobby Shoppe, a small newspaper business called Daybreak Variety owned by Elizabeth Dingley was at the location for a year."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"W.W. Small, now the home of Uno Mas Restaurant, was a store and mill. The mill put in an elevator so that grains could be loaded directly into the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… on the main street and Lester Henderson had a small grocery store across the river on Route 16. All in all it is a great place to call home."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Acadian Archives

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Army Nurse Corps, or as child in a small rural town in Maine, she accomplished numerous achievements."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the more than 5,600 residents who take tremendous pride in their small town—residents who truly believe Maine’s motto, “The way life should be!”"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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