Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… of right let us still cherish, and let every act of ours whether official or private, be such as brings no sorrow with its remembrance."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts. “An Act for Establishing a Turnpike Corporation Within the Town of Scarborough,”…"

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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National Archives at Boston

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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… State of Maine and he concluded that “Surry is acting with proper respect and propriety in displaying the flag as is now being done.” Pleased with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"The Safe Drinking Water Act of the 1990’s made open reservoirs, unless treated prior to consumption, unacceptable in Maine."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… in accordance with the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. This legislation regulated working age, minimum wage and work conditions. Coat label, ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"These acts incorporated settlers into existing Indigenous economic and social systems. In a similar deed, the Wabanaki leader Warrabitta, known also…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"It was an act motivated by economics, racism, eugenics, and political retribution. Eight islanders were committed to the then-called Maine School for…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"Parsons, who often acted as medical doctors, saw it in the same light. Up to the early 1800s it was difficult to find a Parson who didn't drink…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899. A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The Clean Air of 1963 and The Clean Water of 1965 Acts caused the Ethyl to act quickly, as both were mandated for completion by the end of 1976."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… of immigration to America under the Homestead Act. William Widgery (known as "W.W.") Thomas graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine in…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Furthermore, in the very act of recording her work, she became a keeper of vital records, a chronicler of the medical history of her town."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act made the minimum age to do certain work fourteen years old. When the child is sixteen years old its an option to…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… state until 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town from Eastport."

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Boston Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… outside of Rumford Center, Waldo Pettengill, to act as his agent to procure 1400 acres of land. It would take 8 years to complete all the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"… tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma over criminal acts in Tribal territory in 2020 and removing this authority over non-Indians in 2022."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The abrogating petition was never acted upon by the legislature; it was simply referred to the Commission of Interior Waters."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"They helped raise money for the club and acted as coaches and advisors. In 1933 they started to sponsor a Winter Carnival to help them raise money."

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… after Avery’s untimely death on July 26, 1952, an act of the Maine Legislature renamed East Peak on Bigelow Mountain as Myron Avery Peak."