Maine Memory Network

VegFest poster, Portland, 2012

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: 2012 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Jeremiah Hacker, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Brunswick; Portland Media: Ink on paper

Best Friends: Mainers and their Pets

Humans and their animal companions began sharing lives about twenty-five thousand years ago, when, according to archaeological evidence and genetic studies, wolves approached people for food scraps. As agriculture grew and people began storing grains around ten thousand years ago, wild cats helped keep rodents at bay and feline populations thrived by having a steady food source. Over time, these animals morphed into the dogs and cats we know today, becoming our home companions, our pets.

Maine's Untold Vegetarian History

Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine and this first-of-its-kind exhibition explores this untold story.

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"A committee from the Health and Welfare Department in Augusta came to Lincoln in July of 1966, and suggested to Eugene Libby (owner of the Workman…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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