Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building X Text by Sebastian and Scott, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… the committee consider transitional housing, secured a $20,000 grant from brothers John, Richard and Charles Gendron to finance a study."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s between 1966 and 1968, remembered the security the home provided. “Most of the girls that lived there came from homes that were…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… relationship to the greater Portland community, securing over $300,000 from 6,831 individual donors in a public subscription drive."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Members might help another veteran get a job or secure a loan. The GAR helped establish soldiers' homes in sixteen states and orphanages in seven…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… iron straps wrapped around the cables every 30” secured the upper ends of ½” iron suspension rods attached at the lower end to 8” thick cedar floor…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Project funding was secured with a $125,000 bond issue, plus gifts of $30,000, in addition to the Randall-Thomas bequest."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… leader Warrabitta, known also as Jane or Joan, secured an annual “acknowledgment” of “a bushel of corn,” alongside her mother, from the Alger…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources of income, Swan’s Island responded with resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and a push…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… western. Stipulations for any locality hoping to secure one of these schools included a willingness of the town to fully furnish “without expense…"

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

"… oven to go with your hot chocolate.” Carl Semmes Securing Trusses on Skyline Riding Arena X The indoor riding arena, with its curved…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… character; the lumber industry in Bangor seemed secure far into the future. Change, though, was in the offing."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Merrymeeting Bay to Moosehead Lake in peace and security. Their cruel and tragic end was a bitter irony considering the moral teachings of the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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