Maine Memory Network

Whispering Pines potato bag, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1965 Location: South Deerfield Media: Paper

Pines School, East New Portland, 1942

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: New Portland Media: Photographic print

Pine property, Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred S. Pine Use: Bowling Alley and Summer Dwelling

62-64 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Enemark & Hodgkins Co. Use: Dwelling & Store

Whispering Pines Apartments, Brewer, 1975-1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975–1979 Location: Brewer Client: Aspen Associates Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Pine Street School, South Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: South Portland Client: City of South Portland Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875

"Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Pine Tree…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"The Scarborough anchorage at Pine Point is where the Scarborough, Nonesuch and Libby Rivers converge and the departure point for many fishermen."

C19 on Pine Point Beach
by Beth, Scarborough

Cancer patient experience during pandemic

Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.

Why is Maine the Pine Tree State?

Grade Level: K-2 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students in early elementary grades a foundation for identifying the recognizable animals and natural resources of Maine. In this lesson, students will learn about and identify animals and plants significant to the state, and will identify what types of environments are best suited to different types of plant and animal life. Students will have the opportunity to put their own community wildlife into a large-scale perspective.