Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part time, but the business could not be sustained."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824 Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661Maine Historical Society The…"

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

"Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records Place Names and Continuance Plan for towns along the Androscoggin River, ca."

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Lilly Brothers from West Virginia, who in 1957, recorded at Al Hawkes’ Event Records in Westbrook."

Music in Maine - Music stores

"Record Store Day helped drive the resurgence of vinyl and increased US music sales to more than a billion dollars annually."

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… 9,000 copies of Tombstone Every Mile before Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, purchased the master."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… years old, my mother gave me my very first Elvis record, Elvis’ Golden Records. I was captivated by the man on the cover."

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… lead in several Lewiston operas and was an early recording artist for Victor Records. Often sponsored by the Catholic church, Franco band formed to…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"They performed and recorded music on RCA records with a band called the Lone Pine Mountaineers—paying homage to Maine as the Pine Tree State and the…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… further shortened version of Zimelman—teaches and records in New York, with 23 recordings of Yiddish, Israeli, Chassidic, Broadway, opera and pop…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… and scripture into Indigenous languages, but also recorded the oral histories and songs in Wabanaki languages including Abenaki…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… across America as “Princess Watahwaso” and recorded with Victor Records. Lucy Nicolar met and married Bruce Poolaw, from the Kiowa Tribe of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… and Lobstering Lobster Fishing The first recorded lobster catch was in 1605 when crew from the Archangel, captained by George Waymouth, set a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… began probably as early as 1903.(2) The first recorded formal race was 1911 and the last, 1913. One might assume that some Scarborough residents…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… settlers fled to Portsmouth and beyond and town records were taken to Boston, where they remained until 1720."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… the Sons of Liberty and his house and financial records destroyed. Richard King died on 27 March 1775 on the eve of the Revolution."

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… father truly knew what a big deal that was at the time. He had been here all his life and had wonderful lifelong friends of all backgrounds."

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… as one of the greatest living musicians at the time, Damrosch was a stage and radio star. He married Margaret Blaine, Maine politician James G."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"… of diking corporation meeting minutes and notes recorded by George Boothby. (1870s). Scarborough Historical Society archives Cumberland County…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… but they remained as essentially separate entities. An old record book of Scarborough has no entry until 1669, eleven years after incorporation."

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"Reasons for additional stand alone records might include separate storage, different provenance, or preservation."

Leeds Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Her diary entries record the many times she fell from her horse, sometimes seriously injuring herself in her efforts to reach a patient in distress."

Westport Island History Committee

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