Maine Memory Network

The Moosehead Lake Region map, 1931

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1931 Media: Lithograph

Northeast Harbor Village Map, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Northeast Harbor Library Date: circa 1955 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Paper map

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north. For the first time in western Maine’s history, rural communities had reliable…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… helping to open up the famed Rangeley Lakes to tourists. The narrow gauge system expanded throughout Franklin County, bringing goods and people…"