Maine Memory Network

George and Flora Hunter, Hodgdon, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Hodgdon; Linneus Media: Photographic print

A. Elinor Hunter, Bucksport, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

Hunter property, N. Shore, Sunset Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles F. Hunter Use: Summer Dwelling

13 Brewer Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clarence A Hunter Use: Dwelling - Two family

Heath residence, South Bristol, 1997-1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1997–1998 Location: South Bristol Client: Jean H. Heath Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

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.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Guiding Services for Sport Hunters Wabanaki guides with canoes, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum Many Wabanaki men at the Bar Harbor encampments…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Maine State Museum, 2000 Josiah Volunteered - A Collection of Diaries, Letters and Photographs of Josiah H."

Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system

Epidemic of violence against Indigenous people
by Michael-Corey F. Hinton

Systemic racism, murder, and the danger of stereotypes