Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Resources Bergquist, David. “Life on a Tidal River.” Life on a Tidal River - Narrative, Maine Historical Society…"

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

"George Abbott, a Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Beahm, George. The Stephen King Companion. Andrews and McMeel, 1989. Burnham, Emily. “Happy 70th Birthday, Stephen King.” Bangor Daily News, Bangor…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"John River in Maine’s Acadian heartland. When she passed away in 1998, I inherited her cherished notebook of old Acadian folksongs, making me the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"Collections of Maine Historical Society B St 96 A native of Ireland, Civil War veteran Murphy was pulled from jail by Capt."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He was then captured on June 24, 1864, at St. Mary’s Church Virginia. He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"It was created by George Robinson and backed by Justin E. Smith, John P. Flagg, Eben G. Dole, C.D. Bachelder and Captain Lawson Watts."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"In 1878 George Fuller renamed the Iron works “George Fuller and Sons” while he worked with his sons."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Hill, supplied the money to build the automobile. George McClench, Frank McClench, and Charles L. Spauding were the builders of the first automobile…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Fitz Morris was a son of William George Fish. He was born on April 17, 1873. Fitz Morris was taught in a public school in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"It was the worst ice storm in the history of Maine. Written by George Berry, Tasha Glazier, Ethan Rolfe"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… by reviving an old Pilgrim grant on the Kennebec River in Maine. This group of wealthy, well connected merchants organized as “The Proprietors of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"… Records "The Early History of Dixfield Maine", DHS and Dixfield Bicentennial Committee, 1976 George J. Varney, "A Gazetteer of Maine", 1881"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 7, pg. 401 Example of a proprietor meeting at the Royall Exchange Tavern on King…"

Ellsworth Public Library

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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

"Gates, William H Hunter, Robert Keefe, George Hartwell, William I Smith, Jesse E Phillips, William E Bates, Walter G Durrell."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… a glimpse into Knox’s lime burning business: Georges River, looking north, Thomaston, ca. 1890 Remains of lime kilns in the same area that…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney did not return with their "muster mates." They were captured and sent to prisoner of war…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… contributed by Mexico Historical Society When George Ridlon arrived in 1894 and realized the economic possibilities of the Oxford Paper Company…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"George P. Davenport was born at 55 Front Street, his father's home, and died on December 29, 1926 at his home on 1135 Washington Street due to a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… on the Soldier's Monument, Joseph Pepper and George Pepper deserve special mention because George's letters to his mother still exist."