Maine Memory Network

Schooner on the ways at the W.I. Adams shipyard in East Boothbay ca. 1900

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: East Boothbay Media: Photographic print

William Pepperrell on fares for recruits, 1748

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1748 Location: Kittery; Louisbourg Media: Ink on paper

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Barlow property, West End, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frederich L Barlow Use: Summer Dwelling

10-14 Adelaide Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charlotte G. Barlow Style: Italianate Use: Dwelling - Single family

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars