Maine Memory Network

Madison Avenue, Looking North, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1857 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I ended up going to the circus. It was amazing. I had an exciting time at the hotel with the circus crew here."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It…"