Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Bangoreans rose to the occasion by sponsoring Victory Food Sales, rationing, buying war bonds, and acting as civil soldiers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… of her verse include Queen Catherine’s Rose which was published in 1885, The High-Top Sweeting: and other poems published in 1891, and The Ballad…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… paid for all that, and the bouquet – a dozen red roses. I bought my gown at Unobsky’s Store, downtown. It was a beautiful thing. It was lovely."

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

"… finally buildings were seen in the water as it rose over 4 feet in 15 minutes. It was a wild scene that would be oft repeated throughout the years."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"It is said that Braden rose with the farmers and expected his breakfast right away. If Fogg was not yet up, Braden would nudge his cot and wake him…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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