Maine Memory Network

Ventilation cowl from USS 'Maine,' ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Houlton Media: Painted metal work

Samuel Washburn describes "USS Galena," Connecticut, 1862, 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-04-16 Location: Mystic Bridge Media: Ink on paper

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Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Coupled with two U.S. battleships, the USS Utah and USS Florida, naval representation spanned three continents, further demonstrating the First World…"

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.