Maine Memory Network

Unidentified couple holding pamphlet, ca. 1852

Contributed by: Private Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1852 Location: Maine Media: Daguerreotype

Sgt. Horace White about rumor of 1st Maine Cavalry, Virginia, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Houlton; Virginia Media: Ink on paper

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Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Maine Through the Eyes of George W. French

George French, a native of Kezar Falls and graduate of Bates College, worked at several jobs before turning to photography as his career. He served for many years as photographer for the Maine Development Commission, taking pictures intended to promote both development and tourism.

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… motives of the majority are to be found in the deception of the human heart. The heart is deceitful above all things, and I may add, desperately…"

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.