Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"We do know from the old records that by 1794 at least 45 people had died in Blue Hill, including a few of the early settlers such as Ebenezer…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"Snow's and Mr. Cole's 7th Grade Classes at Blue Hill Consolidated School John Edward Horton was born on November 30, 1829 in Bluehill, Maine."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… Brown & McAllister Granite Quarry, Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

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

"The Jonathan Fisher Home in Blue HillJonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. He remained in Blue Hill until his death in 1847, having faithfully served his…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… Community Samuel Carter Homestead, Blue Hill, 1891Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Long Island is 4 and 1/2 miles long and 2 miles wide."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"In Blue Hill Bay there still sits an island called Long Island that was once a thriving community but now is void of anyone."

Blue Hill Public Library

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Blue Hill Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"National Blue Ribbon School Breaking ground for renovation, Strong Public School, ca. 1996 Conducting the ceremonial ground breaking at the…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… nature and easy access to nearby Ellsworth and Blue Hill. A smattering of writers, artists, and musicians seek their muses in this idyllic setting."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… Around 1906 Hollis bought a steam engine from the Blue Hill Inn. The engine was no longer needed to power the building's lights due to electricity…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"“Summer people” in Surry and in Blue Hill provided seasonal employment to a number of Surry people as well."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… rowboat to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or East Blue Hill over a weekend, he was charged fifty cents for the same."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… cottages in places such as Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill and Castine. The Playhouse offered some elegance and culture in a charming rustic setting."

Maine and the Civil War - Bluehill Academy Journal, 1863

"… the Civil War by students at Bluehill Academy in Blue Hill, this student journal has a hand-drawn picture of a blue and red eagle carrying a banner…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… one for day and one for evening; a bright blue, possibly ‘electric’ blue, taffeta with a combination of knife pleats, side and back double box…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

"Blue, Jacob and Alexander Abbott. Also includes engravings and photographs of Strong and Farmington."

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue seen in Phebe Cole Townsend's crinoline dress."

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Resources BOOKS Bonsey, Osmond C. Surry, Maine: An informal History, Surry Historical Society, 2003. Jellison, Connee."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Early Settlement Copy of Surry and Ellsworth map, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Weathervane Dispute New Surry Grammar School, 1952Surry Historical Society Text by Lynn Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Early Twentieth Century Daily Living During the Jazz Age of 1920s, Surry had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing…"