Maine Memory Network

Andover village, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Andover Media: Photograph on postcard

Bluehill Academy Journal, 1863

Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: 1863 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

Hills property, Rear MessaSouth West Shore, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary E. Hills Use: Summer Dwelling

15-17 George Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mercie L. Hills Use: Dwelling

House for Dr. E. J. Hill, Lewiston, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Lewiston Client: E. H. Hill Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Residence at Augusta, ME for Gov. John F. Hill, Augusta, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Augusta Client: John F. Hill Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon

Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907."

My Peace on Earth
by Dana Eidsness

She left Maine for school and vowed she'd never move back.

Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope

Amato's Italian Sandwiches

Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland. Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004. Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.