Maine Memory Network

Grace Skinner letter to uncle, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Lewiston; Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Esther Coffin, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative

Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… the children of Stephen and Mariana Longfellow, nieces and nephews of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"This impacted my future because, my children, nieces and nephews, and grandkids will be able to be free in the years to come."