Maine Memory Network

Surveyor's compass, Fort Kent, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Fort Kent Media: Metal, glass

Mariner's Compass, 1791

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: circa 1791 Location: Blue Hill Media: Pen and Ink and Watercolor on paper

Rockefeller residence, Falmouth Foreside, 1989-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1989–1995 Location: Falmouth Client: Richard G. Rockefeller Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… the last house, then followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed the Sandy River at about what we now call the New Sharon Village."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"

Working at Mercy, a generational experience
by Carolyn Bridges

Carolyn Bridges has worked at Mercy Hospital for over 40 years

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by Jason Brown

A story about Jason Brown's orchestral debut, militakwat