Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"… be milled into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well as allowed them to store the flour for later use."

Maine and the Civil War - Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885

"This facility was the first of its kind established to serve disabled veterans after the Civil War. Today, one of the buildings is on the National…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"At first, Skippy sold all kinds of used cars and trucks. A few years later, he purchased the Brewer Chevrolet franchise and facilities in 1961."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… was considered to be one of the finest of its kind at the time of its construction. Indenture for Ebenezer Dunton, April 7, 1794Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"… neatness and economy, and the inmates have been kindly cared for. From the report of the committee who recently visited the farm to appraise the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"When I asked him about what kind of damage was done to the car he said “the damage done to the cars included Ice build up and broken windshields”."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"Estimated value of your poultry of all kinds. 4. How many bushels of wheat did you grow in 1839? Barley? Oats? Rye? Indian corn? Buck wheat…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"… this boy which I wrought wholly by my advice and kind usage, and he is the third boy which I have influenced and started in the same way." View…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"… the State, where, under the genial influence of kind treatment, and physical and moral training, they may be won back to ways of virtue and…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… the police in Hallowell had any firearms of any kind to defend their community, they were given billy clubs or “night sticks." A night stick was a…"

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… that will take rank with the greatest of its kind that has been held in the country.” The centennial committee organized a series of grand…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… now prolific silk fabric production made all kinds of different silk garments and trimmings available, and relatively affordable, including silk…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… have turned to these documents for different kinds of evidence, including evidence of Wabanaki agency, kinship, leadership and placenames."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"Endnotes 1. "‘A Kind of Warr’: The Contest for Land on the Northeastern Frontier, 1750-1820,” The William and Mary Quarterly 46:1 (January 1989), pp."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… describes as "social medicine," traveled in all kinds of weather, including storms and floods. Her diary entries record the many times she fell…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… and entertainments, the city was offering other kinds of services as well. Biddeford's first hospital, Trull Hospital, was opened in June of 1900."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… the native villages, where they were treated with kindness and generosity. Not much detail is known about that first winter, except that it was a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… operations to include sulfite pulp, a much better kind of pulp. The name is changed to Katahdin Pulp & Paper Company."

Jesup Memorial Library

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… 1943, hailed as one of the most advanced of its kind in northern New England. The old Queen’s Hospital buildings were kept for housing and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Rayon was manufactured into many kinds of woven fabrics for dresses and lingerie, and fine knits for women’s and men’s underwear."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"God hath willed that I have no Kind, and I be master of my lands in common.” This remains our distinction, and our responsibility as Wabanaki…"