Maine Memory Network

Destroyed building, Bath, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Bath Media: Glass Negative

York Light & Heat Company explosion, Biddeford, 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1907-09-03 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Fallen Heroes: Last of the Jewish WWII Veterans

Listen to recordings from the last of the World War II Jewish veterans.

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Explosives are needed to sink the Axis!" Protecting Our Community Block Warden ArmbandBangor Historical Society After the bombing of Pearl…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Josiah lost a hand in an explosion while supervising the blasting of a passage through the rapids in the Adroscoggin river."

The Joys of Kayaking - Pam's Story
by Pam Ferris-Olson

Pam has kayaked in many special places but her fondest memories are being made on Casco Bay

Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving