Maine Memory Network

E.S. Calderwood on nine-month enlistment, Baton Rouge, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Baton Rouge Media: Ink on paper

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Young men wanted for U.S. Navy World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on board

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Redact: Obscuring the Maine Constitution

In 2015, Maliseet Representative Henry Bear drew the Maine legislature’s attention to a historic redaction of the Maine Constitution. Through legislation drafted in February 1875, approved by voters in September 1875, and enacted on January 1, 1876, the Sections 1, 2, and 5 of Article X (ten) of the Maine Constitution ceased to be printed. Since 1876, these sections are redacted from the document. Although they are obscured, they retain their validity.

Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… for its incomparable meals, which more than compensate for the absence of liquors." In 1925 eight original members of the Worster Family took over…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… and Smith may have turned to shopkeeping to compensate for the loss. His store in Atlantic was run out of a portion of his home, and was in…"

Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.