Maine Memory Network

Hastings Brook, Houlton, 1892

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1892-06-08 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Lower Falls, East Hastings Brook, 1892

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1892-06-08 Media: Photographic print

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"In haste, only a small delegation showed up at a convention at the courthouse in Portland. With no delegates from Washington or Hancock counties…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Excuse the haste of this and write soon to oblige. Emerson Sources: Eaton, Cyrus. History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine. Vol. II."

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference