Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"Transfer to the ships was done at the granite wharf near the intersection of Water and Temples Streets."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"… in Biology, Sociology, English, Physiology, and Bacteriology, earning students a minimum of 25 transferable credits towards a B.S. in Nursing."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… were launched from the wharf would occasionally transfer passengers from one place to the other or transfer goods like food or ice to other states."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"… time, ownership of the historic fire station was transferred to Presque Isle Historical Society for $1."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… Island across the road from what is now the transfer station. Frank Bridges was president of the Swan’s Island telephone company, one of his many…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… Store Museum, 1987) records, in about 1800, transfer printed depictions of Portland’s Hannah Robinson and her daughters wearing high waist dresses…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"As you head south out of Farmington, past the transfer station, on the right at the crest of the hill is what used to be known as Junior Turner’s…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"August 1968: Standard Packaging transfers ownership to the Premoid Corporation (now Preco), which renames the mill Lincoln Pulp & Paper."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… Historical Society The beach property was transferred to the town in 1965. Visiting the island in Porter Lake is also fun."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The soldiers' homes were later transferred to the federal government. Veterans Memorial, Strong, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"A large transfer from Westbrook College in 1993 more than doubled MHS' holdings, which until that time focused largely on 19th century garments."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The Town Dump closed for good and a crude transfer station was developed, a nearly new tire store was lost in a fiery spectacle, and the ’79 flood…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… up on the river, and wharves were built for the transfer of goods to the trading vessels. Thomaston’s population increased from 799 in 1790 to 1402…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"From there, he was transferred to a prison in Salisbury, North Carolina on October 9, 1864. His diary of prison life tells of the horrendous living…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She was in England only a short time before being transferred to North Africa. The trip was anything but routine and the boat she was on was…"

First Parish in Portland

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Administration transferred from the old Weeks House to the larger Payson house on Deering and State Streets in 1927, with Weeks transforming into a…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… Gammon served in the 39th Massachusetts before transferring to the 12th Massachusetts on June 25, 1864."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… solidifying alliances and facilitating the transfer of wealth between families. In addition, daughters as well as sons inherited from their…"

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

"to his son John. Ownership of the big barn would later transfer to John’s children. Reflecting the permanent shift from the horse and buggy era to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"After the Civil War ended he transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corp on April 15, 1865. By 1870 he became a tailor in Otisfield."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… to curtail the number of utility poles and transfer stations leading into Asticou. He peppered electric and telephone company officials with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"These locations were then transferred in a GIS program and later into Google Earth to create the finalized maps."