Maine Memory Network

Bass Harbor Head Light, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard

Bass Harbor Head Light, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Bass Harbor Media: Postcard

Hodder residence, Bar Harbor, 1890-2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1890–2001 Location: Bar Harbor Clients: Melville Hodder; Elizabeth Hodder Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Satterlee residence, Bar Harbor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Louisa Morgan Satterlee Architect: Beatrix Farrand

Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"1930Great Harbor Maritime Museum In 1761, Abraham Somes moved his family to Mt. Desert Island and settled at the head of what is now Somes Sound…"

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.