Maine Memory Network

Summer Street, Lubec, ca. 1907

Contributed by: An individual through Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Lyman B. Merritt, Houlton, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Novogrod residence, South Kent, Connecticut, 2002-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002–2003 Location: South Kent Client: John Novogrod, Architect: Patrick Chasse

Isaacson residence, Lewiston, 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960 Location: Lewiston Client: Philip Isaacson Architect: F. Frederick Bruck; F. Frederick Bruck, Architect

A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

Pigeon's Mainer Project: who decides who belongs?

Street artist Pigeon's artwork tackles the multifaceted topic of immigration. He portrays Maine residents, some who are asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants—people who are often marginalized through state and federal policies—to ask questions about the dynamics of power in society, and who gets to call themselves a “Mainer.”

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"… with future plans for light commercial and residential development that will appear as an extension of existing town streets."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"The site has been sold and is now a residential housing development. It has been named Franklin Place in honor of the site’s history."