Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"… is a brief synopsis of the plot; the reverse side assures us "the story, written in the author's happiest vein, works out to a perfectly…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… and groups continue to be successful stewards in assuring that the Scarborough Marsh will remain a highly productive ecosystem and wildlife habitat."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… the land and to produce for markets, and it would assure that they could pass that prosperity down to future generations."

Fryeburg Historical Society

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Tate House Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"The two leaders assured the citizenry that victory was all but guaranteed. The morning of September 3, 1814, was reportedly dark and rainy with…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"To assure protection for the settlers, 20 men were kept on at the fort. <- Prev. Page…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… weaver and skillful homemaker she needed help to assure the future of her children. Jonathan was sent to live with his uncle, Joseph Avery, who…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"By the 1920s a water cooler with a spigot assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"Boyer of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve assured Fannie that Private Barry served the battalion and Corps both efficiently and loyally, and that he…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… the Village’s southern and western borders were assured that they would join other settlements along their banks in developing the new frontier."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… them too, and if that is the case you may rest assured that the Grand army of the Potomac is to be recruited and filled up to its former strength…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"ect. I can assure you that Maine has got its name up during this campaign and so high too that it will remain up in the estimation of other and more…"

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

"To maintain healthy stocks and assure consumer food safety, clamming is highly regulated. Clams are an important resource not only for human…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… of etiquette and propriety continued as ways to assure a good reputation as well as entry into "high" or "higher" society."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Bangor Board of Trade Edward Mitchell Blanding assured the public that Riverside Park offered suitable amusements approved of by “the best classes…"

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

"… on forty-six acres of its fields and woods assures that much of Thomas Loring’s 1781 purchase will never be developed into house lots."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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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.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Walter assured him that Arthur could sell any thing. Arthur was so successful in selling the tobacco products that Okell actually tracked him down to…"