Maine Memory Network

Gilman School, Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute, Waterville, 1983

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1983 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Gilman School rear, Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute, Waterville, 1983

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1983 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

10 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Lewis Use: Stable

6 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Catherine S. Molasky Use: Dwelling - Single family

Extension to Kennebec County Buildings, Augusta, 1907-1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907–1908 Location: Augusta Client: Kennebec County Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Town of Bar Harbor Architect: E. W. Hill

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.

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… creation of Lincoln County in 1760, where the Kennebec Proprietors hoped juries in company towns would be more favorable to their legal arguments."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 10, p. 179b-1 A copy of a letter issued by Samuel Goodwin to Mr."

A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

World War I and Our Community

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.