Maine Memory Network

Maine Central Railroad Bridge, Skowhegan, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1896 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

South Side of River, Skowhegan, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1870 Location: Skowhegan Media: Stereograph

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Graduation Season

Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"39-40. Print. Lyons, Pauline. "Lincoln Opportunities." Lincoln History. 1 & 2 ed. Lincoln: Mrs. Evelyn Jenkins, 1979. 74-77. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Troutt (Mattawamkeag), Morey (Millinocket), Lyon (East Millinocket), and Daniels (Sherman). This hospital continued to be a working hospital until…"