Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… development of a strong infrastructure, building roads, designing bridges and establishing mills. They would also contribute to the ministerial…"

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

"Poor roads, few motor vehicles, and no snow plows made travel difficult. Later when travel became easier, the towns remained insular."

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

"Derby Road sported a candy and sundry shop, post office and library in one block. Across the street was a women's dress shop, operated by local…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… remained was moved approximately 150 feet up the road. In 1916, Guilford citizens joyously celebrated the town’s 100th anniversary. Mr."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Ledge” near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day Yarmouth). Rev. Loring’s sons Thomas, Levi, and Jeremiah purchased…"

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

"… dyed my hair black, and took my show on the road. It's been a ten-year journey and one that I enjoy immensely."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to the water’s edge, few houses, the only roads being foot and horse paths. Travel was by boat."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… crews would cut wood in late summer and by winter roads were cleared for the dragging of logs to the river's edge."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Road construction towards bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter. Despite “numerous and extensive” washouts…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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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.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Can was close by and all the cans came up the road from there. Over in Eastport, Lewis Hine the year before had talked with members of cannery…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He would rough out the roads in the woods. While doing this, he noticed sap on a fallen spruce. His father would take the strips of the resin and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Better roads also improved traveling conditions. The final cause was school consolidation. During the 40s and 50s Sedgwick, Penobscot, Brooksville…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… conveyed students from the Farmington Falls Road. (cost - $4,000) By now, the town used just 3 rural schools – West Farmington, Fairbanks, and the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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