Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… and even sent back international news to Guy's papers. In 1928 the Sunday Telegram ran an article “Outlook for Aviation in Maine Brighter” that…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"1802 Pen and ink and watercolor on paper Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Charles Thornton Libby, 1909 This watercolor shows the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"News Paper Report At 2:00 PM yesterday morning Hurricane Edna hit Maine. It brought over 6 inches of rain and winds up to 85 MPH."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"They hauled pulp and paper, petroleum, mill products, and chemicals. In 1962 the railroad running through Guilford was torn up."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"X Come Home Father, mid 19th century Ink on paper Collections of Maine Historical Society Coll. 1863, Box 3 This verse summarizes the hope of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The paper is relatively quiet about the plans until July 1870. From then on, the paper contains articles about the progress of the railroad bridge…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"According to a paper by Southwest Harbor resident Simon Sklar, after that fire “Sports died in [the] town on the schoolboy level for close to five…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a notice entreating anyone who could spare flowers to decorate the tables of Norumbega…"

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

"… events were moonlighting from a “day job”, paper tickets were sold for a few bucks ($2.50 for Jimi Hendrix) at the local record stores, deejays…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Paper-making was coming into Maine and promised to be an expanding industry. Future paper mills would be located near Bangor but not in the city…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… by the close of the 19th century were shoes, paper and wool. Manufacturing remained the base of economic growth in Skowhegan up until the 1970’s."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Charlotte left a collection of her family's papers to North Yarmouth Historical Society. —Text by Katie Murphy with contributions from Holly Hurd…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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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.

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… so, when shipping, the gum didn't stick to the paper wrapping. The first batch was sold at two sticks for a penny and packaged twenty pieces to a…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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