Maine Memory Network

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… who was affiliated with Phippsburg Historical Society shook her finger at me and said “I don’t trust you.” Another left me a message on my…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Foggy Dew, Westbrook, 1956Maine Historical Society Musician and television repair man, Al Hawkes, founded the Event Records label in Westbrook in…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… of a Princess of Bangor.” Bangor Historical Society, Bangor Historical Society, 22 July 2016…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"1890Maine Historical Society There was a plumbing shop operated by Sylvester (Ves) Brown. The shop, now a hardware store, is still owned by the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"1980Fryeburg Historical Society by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native Americans lived peacefully in Norridgewock and the surrounding areas before the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on this matter. (Letter dated Feb."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… and was actually completed by the Congregational Society sometime between 1828 and 1839 to be used as a church."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Photo Courtesy of the Larchmont (NY) Historical Society. X The Rhode Island Century described the Larchmont “as one of the finest side-wheel…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Inc., the Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Historical Society, Bath Business Association, Main Street Bath and the City of Bath Planning Board deserve…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"1920Lincoln Historical Society Justin Chan "Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a few paragraphs" The…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society, Edith Comstock Collection, Lubec Landmarks and Susie Calder."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… people of Bangor have had a large impact on our society. Charlotte Blake Brown Charlotte Amanda Blake Brown was one of the first female doctors…"

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

"Currently located at the Lubec Historical Society. X The following account appeared in The Lubec Herald in July 1898: “The inlet to Mill Pond…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"These contagions swept through native societies in waves, and ultimately killed between 70-90% of the population ."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Stinson was an actor in the Bath Elocutionist Society. He is buried in Bath at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Gershom H."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… Memory Network, a project of the Maine Historical Society. n.d., Web. 24 April 2013 Preventing Genocide - William S. Cohen - Biography."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… Quirk Real Estate and the Bangor Historical Society. Web. 09 June 2016. Reilly, Wayne. Remembering Bangor. Charleston: The History Press, 2009."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Mercy Hospital—give priority to those whom society ignores. Retreat on Little Diamond Island, Portland, ca."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical Society"

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 - Railroad into the Village

"… microfilm at the University of Maine Library here in Farmington. Research by Nancy Porter Farmington Historical Society & Franklin County GenWeb"