Maine Memory Network

The christening of the S.S. "Belgrade," South Portland, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-11 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Your work means victory World War I poster, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Media: Lithograph, poster

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima