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Abbe Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"His son-in-law, Thomas W. Hyde, was the founder of B.I.W. 114 and 116 Front Street are part of the block of buildings built and paid for by John…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"The member of this initial committee or the founders of our library were: Ivy Anderson                                        Pat Newell Lena…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… the special essence of Islesboro that brought the founders to settle here, while also intriguing our forefathers to “summer” here, remains."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Mary Cheney Gould (founder of the Bagaduce Chorale), and Marcia Chapman took a trip to visit their friend Fritz Jahoda, a famous chamber musician."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"Thomas Macomber, the builder and founder of this building, made it to be a bank specifically. It has a little mold inside the building on the roof…"

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

"… Stanley Bayley, is a nephew of Paul Bayley, founder of the original company. Clam Permit, town of Scarborough, 1897Scarborough Historical…"

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

"Chisholm, The Founder of Oxford Paper, was elected a member of the first board of directors of Champion International in 1901.) At the same time, it…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Mary Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy X The story of Mercy Hospital has its origins in Ireland, where its…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"John Crosby married Sarah, the daughter of the founder of Hampden. The Hampden papers show that John Crosby was born on April 19, 1757, and died on…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… fan of his performance, Catherine Filene Shouse, founder of the Wolf Trap, the National Park for the Performing Arts outside of Washington, DC…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… it is not entirely clear why Farmington’s founders moved to the Sandy River Valley, there are some assumptions that can be made given the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"One of them was Enoch Pond, a founder of the Bangor Theological Seminary. In the early 1800's, Pond published a book against slavery."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Joseph P. Bass, a founder of the park, helped organize both the Bangor State Fair (then called the Eastern Maine Fair)."

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

"… Isle Stream on State Street by Presque Isle founder, Dennis Fairbanks, with one constructed on concrete."