Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… with temperature falling to -24 degrees at some points. But after the first of the year conditions improved rapidly."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"… because at that time there were no heal points to help them out. Backstop construction, Guilford, 1965Guilford Historical Society The games…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… Penobscot Band; the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Indian Band; the Franco Fanfare Sainte-Cecile in Lewiston; and the Scottish Highlands Caledonian…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… Killelea recalled the heating conditions at Black Point School in the 1930s. She said, “Each year the lavatory and drinking fountain at the front…"

Maine State Museum

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Congress sought to establish that this point is definitely the U.S.” By July, 1808 the timber tower and a keeper’s house were complete though the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The manager of the time at one point put a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… dates of working there are unknown, but at some point he created a stunning annotated painting of the operations and the people, as it appeared on…"

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

"… hotel was built by Captain John Patten, on Shaw's Point. According to the [pride of bath] article, the four story building, with 80 rooms, cost…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"At this point, a couple of other Loring family members owned Skyline Farm. By 1870, Jeremiah’s son Charles Richmond (C.R.) Loring, who lived in…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"There was Rosemary Ranck, who at some point in 1975, walked into McCurdy’s. There she photographed two workers in the Brining Room who have been…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… 1836 on the Passamaquoddy Reservation at Pleasant Point. There isn’t much known about Sylvia’s parents, except that her father’s name was Joseph…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… measured 4 feet 10 1/2 inches tall at the highest point of his shoulders, and weighed 134 pounds. By this time the curvature of his spine was so…"

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

"… power was made available for many miles from its point of origin. A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… Chiputneticook Lakes, which would be the starting point for vexing questions about the interior route for decades to come."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"At one point a shipment of liquor was seized by state authorities. Occasional off-campus antics caused friction as well, for as the Old Soldiers…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… them from flanking us, which he was on the point of doing when we arrived. After accomplishing this, which we did very handsomely, we went around…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… about a fair from the different characters' points of view. What most people don’t know is that the fair described in the book is the Blue Hill…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"At this point North Yarmouth was becoming a more permanent settlement; in 1727 ownership of lots had been established and Yarmouth village was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… can still be seen from many subtle vantage points. Whether viewing the sap lines of Mosher Hill in the early springtime or the tall stalks of corn…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of 245, was far more developed than Flagg’s Point (Lubec). John Cooper, acting as agent for the settlers, petitioned the Massachusetts General…"

Acadian Archives

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

"Arrow drawn on photo points to Jernegan. Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library Why were so many people willing to invest their life…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some twenty years earlier. As the island filled with summer residents, many…"