Maine Memory Network

Baldwin and Sebago lot map, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Baldwin; Sebago Media: ink on paper

Hugh Wilson property, Topsham, 1762

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1762-03-04 Location: Topsham Media: Ink on paper

Assessor's Record, 133 Park Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Unaccounted for property Use: Unaccounted for property

N. Side Property Fourth Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Daniel T. O'Brien Use: Summer Dwelling

Walch Publishing parking plan, Portland, 1991-1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1999 Location: Portland Client: Walch Properties Architect: Allied Architects & Engineers

Birch Brook subdivision, Seal Harbor, 2000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2000 Location: Mount Desert Client: Richard G. Rockefeller Architect: Eyrie Properties, LLC

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.

A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property Text by Steve Collier and Sandy Collier Images contributed by Susan Paquette through the Surry Historical Society…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"Somersworth: New Hampshire Pub. Co, 1975. Saxine, Ian. Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier."

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

Welimahskil: Sweet grass
by Suzanne Greenlaw

Weaving Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and western science around Sweetgrass

Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in Gorham’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet. This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.