Maine Memory Network

'Yellow Bird' and 'Green Flash,' Old Orchard Beach, 1929

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1929-06-02 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Locke's Cove, Kittery, Atlantic Shore Line Railway, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Kittery Media: Postcard

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… balloon Double Eagle II in which he crossed the Atlantic in 1978. This item is in copyright. Rights and reproductions for all UPI (United Press…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… the land northeast of Passamaquoddy Bay, from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western…"

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021