Maine Memory Network

Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Massive log jam at Pishon's Ferry, Skowhegan, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1870 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

Walter Wyman and River Power

Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Mitchell’s trial drew massive crowds to the Cumberland County Courthouse and was front page news, the press took every opportunity to report on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… lengths of wood crossing the mast to hold up the massive sails which were called booms. Then they would stick it right into the center of the ship…"

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
by Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Portland Society of Natural History Collections

Lifelong Lepidopterist
by E. Christopher Livesay

Chris Livesay collects and studies butterflies.