Maine Memory Network

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

"… to its godmother for such an interest as the gift of these articles evinces.” The artwork was promptly displayed in the window of Centennial…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… to accept “the most wonderful Christmas gift we ever had.” Mrs. Lillian Whitmarsh of New York made the town a present of her stone summer residence…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"Gifts were often exchanged. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present, Elaine Frederick Killelea shares her her memories of holidays in…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… century Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Marian Bucholtz, 1965 Broadside 282 This verse summarizes the hope of moral improvement…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the end of the street the widely acclaimed Peg's Gift Shop, operated by the much loved Nellie Earle."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… and their property in Seal Harbor, which was as a gift from the Rockefellers during the 1970s, was sold soon after."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… said to have doubled in size due to the generous gifts of Mildred Wright. On the Patten Free Library's own website, the editor writes, “Mildred C."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… location across the street to where Possibilities Gift Shop is now located. Peter Carney was the owner of the shop at this time."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"It was a gift from Isaac Burton. Isaac was a kind man who gave money to the town for different things."

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

"… moved to a new store, now the Nestling Duck Gift Shop, and was operated by Donald H. Thurlow’s grandsons, Michael and John Thurlow."

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… was secured with a $125,000 bond issue, plus gifts of $30,000, in addition to the Randall-Thomas bequest."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"She received her first fly rod as a gift from Charles Wheeler. It was made out of bamboo and weighed five ounces."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… social and service organizations, including the Gift Club, Senior Citizens Club, Aurora Grange, American Legion, Order of the Eastern Star…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… 1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Harland H. Eastman, 1998 Sheet music 25 The United States boundary ended three miles away…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Simple Gifts written in 1848 by Maine’s Elder Joseph Brackett of Alfred Shaker Village, achieved wide acclaim when composer Aaron Copland slowed the…"

Bangor Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… stationary supplies, books and other random gifts (see receipt). The key person that has a connection with the building was Captain John Patten."

Prince Memorial Library

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… youth folk orchestra. This ever-evolving cadre of gifted young fiddlers (backed up on guitar, spoons, feet and more by me and my…"

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

"… the area, and expressed his gratitude for her gift. He noted how her letter had cheered him and reminded him of home instead of the fighting. Ms."