Maine Memory Network

Island Falls Grange Store, 1904

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Island Falls Media: Postcard

Webber crew, Island Falls, 1934

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Island Falls Media: Photographic print

Jordan property, Island Avenue East End, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Edward C. Jordan Use: Dwelling

Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Island Falls Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"In the fall of 1761, Abraham Somes arrived on Mount Desert Island, looking for a place to settle. Like all immigrants he wanted a better life."

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II

My Italian grandparents and visiting their homeland
by Sherry Judd

A story about my Italian ancestors in Maine and how I found my family in Italy.