Maine Memory Network

Furbish’s Lousewort, Fort Kent, 1881

Contributed by: Harvard University Herbarium Date: 1881 Location: Fort Kent Media: Botanical specimen

Collage of pressed flowers, ca. 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Gorham; Cambridge Media: Plants, paper

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… the Botanical Department 1880 , pp. 55-57, Gray Herbarium Archives, Harvard University “The scenery of Mount Desert is so beautiful and remarkable…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… Desert Island Historical Society and the Gray Herbarium at Harvard University, contain detailed accounts of the expeditions, as well as their…"