Maine Memory Network

Rebecca Clarke (Sophie May), ca. 1880

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1880 Location: Norridgewock Media: Paper

Walker Memorial Library Children's Room, Westbrook, 1943

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1943-11-07 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

91 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Children's Hospital Use: Connecting Corridor

56-70 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Children's Hospital Use: Hospital

Student Exhibit: Rebecca Sophie Clarke

Sophie May, whose real name was Rebecca Clarke, was the author of over 40 books between 1861 and 1903. She wrote the "Little Prudy Series" based on the little town of Norridgewock.

Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary

A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in his Journal…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Until 1939 the only reference book in the school was a Lincoln Library book, which was shared by the students."

Classroom Time Capsule
by Anna Bennett

On March 12, 2020, I left my classroom not knowing I wouldn't return again for months.

What Maine Means to Me
by Nicolette B. Meister

How a friendship created a lifelong love of Maine.