Maine Memory Network

Dames de Ste. Anne Banner, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Silk

WWII Patriotic banner, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Norway Media: Felt with foil and cloth

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"Henry Knox: The Funeral Thomaston Cavalry Banner This is the banner that the Thomaston Cavalry may have carried in Henry Knox's funeral…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… a meal for the returning soldiers and that banners describing their battles were at the entrance to the high school."

The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey

Maine's punk rock band, 1977

Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
by Ken Brooks

How the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum began