Maine Memory Network

Kennebunk beachwall erosion, 1958

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1958-04-02 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Spouting Rock, Kennebunkport, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard

Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

Eye in the Sky

In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… years through farming, construction and natural erosion. Many houses on the island have private collections of these artifacts, though little is…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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

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

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years