Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"Woodrow Wilson’s Ship is Torpedoed during World War II: Woodrow Wilson: and we were on the east side of Africa…and we were on our way home…and well…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… festival, visiting dignitaries, and international ships in port. The extremely popular “Indian Village,” hosted by members by members of the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… from the local forests for the King’s fleet of ships back in England, and trade continued smoothly until King Phillip’s War in 1675 -1678."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship Margaretta in the first naval battle of War of Independence 1777 • John Allan appointed…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By the end of the war 14 soldiers had been wounded, with 26 killed in battle or having died in hospital."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"The temperance flag on the ship illustrates a major goal of the Association, which had been founded in 1815."

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

"In 1630, the Puritan first ship Arabella carried 10,000 gallons of wine and three times as much beer as water."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… crop, some hand picked by local residents and shipped out of state. Some local men went to jobs at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bar…"

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.

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… both sides, then cut to sheet size, package, and ship to the customer. Expansion was needed, such that 12 coaters were in operation by 1930."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Agriculture During World War I World War I began in Europe in 1914 and the U.S. entered into it in 1917."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Word of mouth from artists and ship crews began to draw visitors each summer in order to get a glimpse of the magical place."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Farmers shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing. East New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.”…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England 140 years before them. There were few necessities at hand beyond their own hard…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped to Rumford Falls and put in place beside the ones already in operation here."

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Fog A lighthouse is more than light. Ships must be warned in conditions of fog, a ubiquitous phenomenon at West Quoddy."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… entire batch was dusted with cornstarch so, when shipping, the gum didn't stick to the paper wrapping."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… a bit of a wanderer, went to sea on a whaling ship that sailed around Cape Horn. He settled in California where he transported freight up the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… that would fit inside each other for ease of shipping. Later Mr. Bartlett bought out Mr. Jenkins and Jenkins went to Kingfield and built another…"