Maine Memory Network

Sign Shop, Lubec, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Sign painting shop, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"He reportedly signed up 110 men in two days for the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in which he became a captain."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Barber Shop, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society HEWES POINT Hewes Point was named for Paoli Hewes, who established a salt works on the…"

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine

63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy

What happens when there are no more reunions planned.