Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"“We would tell stories around the fire or play board games in the candle light with family and friends staying with us ” said Bruce and Marcia Bell."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… and The Farmington Public Library Jacob Abbott played a major role in the development of education for both men and woman in the town of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… in the soil? It must have been some children playing here years ago. As she kept digging, she uncovered more and more."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Up until the early 20th century, the river played an important role in Maine’s history, both as a means for settlement of the area and later, one…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the legend of Damon and Pythias."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… London Bridges, marbles and ball games filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time. One memorable event occurred when Phillip…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"… helping at home) were reading, writing letters, playing the spinet, and drawing. John, 16, later went to Harvard College."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… Maine separation politics and would continue to play a major role in early statehood as Mane's first governor."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… and European settlers; the role each collection plays in documenting Maine’s path to statehood; and their relationship to one another in respect to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… Tribal-State-Federal relations in 2022 have played out in the last 60 years, and how all-encompassing and continuous the colonial framework remains…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… by family members who read avidly, drew, painted, played music, and wrote. Zilpah Wadsworth, Henry’s mother, wrote during her childhood of musical…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… bands and encouraged children to learn how to play a musical instrument and to perform in front of audiences."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"The Boston Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater companies were visiting the village."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… respite from the close confines of the Old Ell by playing and sleeping in the loft of the large family barn down the lane on Asticou Way."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"People with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Thespian students could participate in one-act plays, and in the 1950's, the high school added the Future Homemakers of America, National Honor…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Now “Pomp and Circumstance” is played while students are graduating and receiving their diplomas. This is how graduations have changed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Later on, teams might play at Music Hall. Both of these facilities were on the second floor of buildings located on Broadway in Farmington."

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

"Many children have spent hours playing in this water. Charles B. Clark came from Industry, ME and settled on the Bog Road (Rt."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even in the history of men, women played an immense role. Each of these ladies contributed to our history in untold ways."

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

"… was added to the park allowing baseball to be played. Bass Park was also built with a special entrance with enlarged midways and where automobiles…"