Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"How very apt is the motto used by Hampden Academy which came from John Hampden’s home county of Buck’s which is “Vestigia nulla retrorsum”—No…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"Pluribus Unum” (“out of many, one,” the motto that appeared in the Great Seal of the United States of America in 1782) proudly on her stern."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… initiative, and from its birth RSU 10’s motto has been “Becoming One”. The Western Foothills History Project, by exploring both the historical and…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… feeling that we have done something, taking our motto “Hope on, Hope ever” let us labor on, trusting that our efforts may be crowned by the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… eastern-most state seemed to be living up to its motto, "Dirigo" (I lead) and, on paper at least, it stayed dry through National Prohibition."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The 1894 class motto was “Deeds, Not Words.” That year, the first high school students graduated from Strong High School."

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

"X “Pride in Excellence”, the motto of the William S. Cohen School, reflects our academic strength and priorities."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the more than 5,600 residents who take tremendous pride in their small town—residents who truly believe Maine’s motto, “The way life should be!”"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… set their sights on forming a Social Library; the motto “Knowledge Comes Through Study”. In Butterfield’s General Store, the men met to loan and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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