Maine Memory Network

Mill Island Causeway, Blue Hill, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Weston's Mill and Old Carding Mill Ca. 1890

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Chandler property, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jennie G. Chandler Use: Summer Dwelling

Mills property, Sunset Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Susie G. Mills Use: Summer Dwelling

Mills House, Chebeague Island, 2011-2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2011–2013 Location: Chebeague Island Clients: Lynn Mills; Charles Mills Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

McArthur House, Portland, 1912-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912–1913 Location: Portland Client: Robert McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island

Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.

Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905Mount Desert Island Historical Society Somesville was by now the economic and cultural center of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Desert Island Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890 Higgins Saw Mill which is believed to have been located in Somesville.Southwest Harbor Public…"

Mosher family history and my career at S.D. Warren
by Abbott Mosher

My family settled the Westbrook region and I am a 4th generation paper maker at S.D. Warren.

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down