Maine Memory Network

Philemon A. Bradford, Turner, ca. 1861

Contributed by: An individual through Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1861 Location: Turner Media: Tintype

Bradford Homestead, Turner, ca. 1870

Contributed by: An individual through Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Turner Media: Photograph, print

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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.

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"From 1955-1972, Bradford P. Belanger owned a Variety Shop. The Hobby Shoppe opened at 94 Front Street immediately after Belanger’s store left."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"John Bacon Curtis was born on October 10,1827 in Bradford, Maine. He worked as a “swamper” for five dollars a month when he was just a young boy."