Maine Memory Network

Lithgow Library and The Kennebec Valley YMCA, Augusta, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lithgow Public Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Augusta Media: Postcard

Handkerchief basket by Theresa Secord, Waterville, 2019

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2019 Location: Waterville; Tobique First Nation, NB, Canada Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dye
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Messalonskee National and Cascade Saving Banks, Oakland, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Oakland Client: Messalonskee National and Cascade Savings Banks Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
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Brown Memorial Library, Clinton, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1903 Location: Clinton Client: Town of Clinton Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan

Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.

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.

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March, 1936 Kennebec Journal, Steven Cartwright, Hubbard Free plans renovations Maine Sunday…"

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

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Essay by Ian Saxine, Fall 2022 Ian Saxine, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History at…"

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.

Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc

Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville