Maine Memory Network

Elmer Chase, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1920 Location: Cornville Media: Photographic print

Horatio and John Longfellow, Cornville, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Cornville Media: Tintype

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Rowell of Cornville X by Dalton Landry and Lucas London Farming in Maine has been a rough and rocky road."