Maine Memory Network

Dory with Twin Girls, Scarborough, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency

Twin barn, Frenchville, 1991

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1991-06-17 Location: Frenchville Media: Photograph

The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.

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.

Acadian Archives

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… of the 20th century, Lubec and Eastport were the twin centers of this fishery industry. The sardines canned there were really little herring, the…"

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast