Maine Memory Network

Hillel Silver Jubilee, 1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949 Media: Ink on paper

Post Office foundation, Westbrook, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print, slide

Assessor's Record, 146-158 Walton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frank F. Ford, Jr. Use: Foundation

141-145 Woodlawn Avenue Lots 99,100, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clarence E Carter Use: Foundation

Leon Levy Foundation elevations, New York, NY, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2006 Location: New York Clients: Leon Levy; Leon Levy Foundation Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Asticou Azalea Garden shore plan, Mount Desert, 1982-1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982–1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: The Island Foundation Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.

Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical

Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies Hallowell celebrates proudly!Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City…"

My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.

Don Bisson - Living his convictions
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Returning after a career in New York City, Don has dedicated his life to addressing food insecurity.

Primary Sources: Museum Practices for Students

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
Included here are some basics about general museum etiquette and ways to enable your students a greater understanding of museums, artifacts and their significance in illustrating history.

Portland History: Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory Included are interesting facts to share with your students and for students, an interactive slide show available on-line at Maine Memory Network. The "Images" slide show allows students to place historical images of the Observatory in a timeline. Utilizing their observation skills students will place these images in chronological order by looking for changes within the built environment for clues. Also available is the "Maps" slide show, a series of maps from key eras in Portland's history. Students will answer the questions in the slide show to better understand the topography of Portland, the need for an Observatory and the changes in the landscape and the population centers.