Maine Memory Network

Coastal Artillery Corps companies, Fort McKinley, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Colby family, Westport Island, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1907 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

CEI office center, Wiscasset, 1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994 Location: Wiscasset Client: Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Cowan residence, Brooksville, 2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2013 Location: Brooksville Clients: Sophie Sides Cowan; Douglas Cowan Architect: Elliott and Elliott Architecture

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

A Handwritten Community Newspaper

The eight issues of South Freeport's handwritten newspaper, distributed in 1859, provided "general interest and amusement" to the coastal community.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Lumberman, Patten, c.1900Patten Lumbermen's Museum Industries responsible for coastal settlement Lumbering, fisheries, agriculture, shipbuilding…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller

Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.