Maine Memory Network

Saw set, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Media: Steel

Sportsman at Buckhorn Camp, Jo-Mary Lakes, 1910

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1910 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 4 Media: Photographic print

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.

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"There was also a drawing knife, a slender blade with sharp points protruding from the bottom, and on either side, there were wooden handles which one…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… that was very dangerous because of its two axe blades on both sides. One double bit axe cost $15, but to make it, it would be cheaper at $5."

Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall

Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR