Maine Memory Network

Abraham Lincoln letter, 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849 Media: Ink on paper

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Abraham Lincoln engraving, ca. 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1849 Media: Ink on paper, engraving

Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… in the Civil War might have agreed with President Abraham Lincoln about the Southern states breaking away, forming their own country, and having…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Abraham Lincoln's Deathbed Scene, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society April 9th marked Confederate…"