Maine Memory Network

Infantry Tactics manual, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Ink on paper

The Ball-Room Manual, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper, Booklet

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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.

Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman

Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… live accompaniment on a $25,000 Robert Morgan 4-manual organ. Pearl Wescott (nèe Otto) was the organist for the theatre the entire time it was in…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Maine Register, State Year-book and Legislative Manual. No. 34 - June 1903 (copyright 1903) The City of Ellsworth Register, with Surry and Blue Hill…"

Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone

A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.