Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"The United States entered the war in 1917, but 168 people from Lincoln were involved. This war affected many people from Lincoln because 168 people…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1896 The Diaries of Sarah Jane and Emma Ann Foster: A Year in Maine During the Civil War. Wayne E. Reilly, ed."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"The elder Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from Orrington and lost two ships in the Battle of Hampden. (Little 1909) Many townspeople were held captive…"

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

"Hiram left the Army after the Civil War ended and returned to Maine. He died at the age of 77, and is buried in the East New Portland Cemetery."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Church in Bangor, "was attended by a great concourse of people, who thereby testified their love and respect for the aged veteran of the Cross, who…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Several quarries opened during this period to include, the Andrews Quarries, Ricker Quarry, and the Gowen Emmons Quarry."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Alcohol production and importation became a business to those settling in the Province of Maine. In the region, which was annexed by Massachusetts in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"It lasted from 1861 to 1865, and because of it, much changed. Some island men went into the infantry or Navy."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"It hit the ground hard enough that Dr. E.M. Fuller came to the scene when he heard the bang of the wood."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"Dunn and Elliot's Sail Loft, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Following the close of the war, Dunn & Elliot (D&E), established a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"1890Patten Free Library Another person who did great things for the library was Mildred Wright. It was said to have doubled in size due to the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Monument stands 30 feet tall and is constructed of granite and marble. The monument cost $5,975 to build. There are three tablets on the front."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"The drum was in the family until it was stolen. Bodwell came to Lincoln by way of Sebec with his wife, Polly. Polly was probably born in Exeter."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… PlayhouseSurry Historical Society Despite the Great Depression, the Surry Theater Company continued relying on well-heeled clientele who summered…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"By the end of World War II, the woods and fields of Surry were free of these polluting items. When the war ended in August 1945, there was little…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"Roger was in the actual fighting of the war and flew many combat missions in a P-38 fighter plane. Roger and his P-51 plane has been talked about…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He was in the war to help people and friends out so they wouldn’t get hurt. I bet Thomas S. Libby would like it more now than back then because it…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"However, the settlers were persistent and eventually the Abenaki moved further inland and north towards Quebec, which allowed the settlers to regain…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the highest it had ever been), Surry sent 122 men into the Civil War which significantly impacted the…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… the threat of nuclear holocaust during the Cold War, the Surry Opera Company continued through the 1990s bringing together people from across the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"The people who live in the town today share a great deal with Benjamin Wheeler and the other early settlers, a lovely physical setting, a rich…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then, as the years fly by, the growth of the settlement to a village and a town; roads and houses on the hillsides in place of the retreating forest."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."