Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Another boy traveled with them and drove their three cows. They had just reached the last home in Readfield, belonging to Constant Norton, when a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in 1844. The property was purchased by A. H. Abbott (not related) after Samuel P."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The residents could not hear the fine band. “So boys, hold in while the band is in action and then let your lungs proclaim how much you have enjoyed…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Waterman Company of Bangor, where boys of all ages were invited to compete in 100 yard dashes. On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The boy on the right looks like he needs some cheering up. Over the years, the Agricultural Society has worked to help the Fair evolve and change, to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Annie Clough remembered that her father, as a boy, served up the grog at the yard where her grandfather, Asa Clough, Jr., was ship’s carpenter and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… the Piscataquis Community High School Pirates boys’ team won the Piscataquis County championship coached by Phil Clark."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"The Rumford Freshmen boys’ basketball program was run by the fundamentally sound Harry New, and Junior Varsity coaches at time were John Tapley and…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"He came upon a young boy and told him to tell the others to come out or he would send more people to the Maine School for the Feeble Minded."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… five dollars a month when he was just a young boy. He would rough out the roads in the woods. While doing this, he noticed sap on a fallen spruce."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… was just a normal kid, a lover of basketball, a boy who worked hard to get good grades. Where according to Secretary Cohen,"He was a pretty good…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… down the road, in the year 1931, there was a boy named Keith. He lived on a fox farm. “Keith come down and eat your breakfast!” Keith’s mom…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"“Boy it’s a bad week for the Jimenez’s,” said Jack while driving his suffering wife to the hospital."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The Superintendent of the Boys Training Center in South Portland wrote Sister Annunciata to say “thank you for permitting the Singing Nuns from the…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… The Four Seasons, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, The Supremes, Bruce Springsteen and hundreds more."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He worked as a water boy for the construction crew of the European and North American Railroad. Upon the death of his father, Arthur headed west to…"

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in 1844. The property was purchased by A. H. Abbott (not related) after Samuel P."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Pendleton Library. Islesboro High School Boys' Basketball Team, 1906Islesboro Historical Society There never seemed to be a shortage of…"