Maine Memory Network

Jaehne Shell House, Fairfield, ca. 1938

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1938 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Abalone Shells, Fairfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1950 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

337 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Esther Shelling Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

177-179 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nathan Shelling Use: Dwelling - Two family

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Gluskap of the Wabanaki

Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"From Native American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"There are also numerous shell middens: areas where heaps of shells were piled with other refuse over the course of months and years."

Wampum Belts
by Donald Soctomah

My great grandfather was a wampum keeper

Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley

Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.