Maine Memory Network

Inauguration of Air Mail Service to Guilford, 1938

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1938-05-19 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

Josiah Pierce on Pierce inauguration, Washington, D.C., 1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1853 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Building the International Appalachian Trail

Wildlife biologist Richard Anderson first proposed the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) in 1993. The IAT is a long-distance hiking trail along the modern-day Appalachian, Caledonian, and Atlas Mountain ranges, geological descendants of the ancient Central Pangean Mountains. Today, the IAT stretches from the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, through portions of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Europe, and into northern Africa.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… section with printed accounts of Lincoln's first inaugural address and Jefferson Davis's inaugural address."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… trees   Part 4, pages 65-83 Lincoln's first inaugural address, Jefferson Davis inaugural address, 1837 profile of Bangor, trip to Bucksport…"

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.