Maine Memory Network

Bar Harbor Bicycle Path, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Shore Path, Bar Harbor, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Skillings property, N. Side Oshawa Path, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Boardman T. Skillings Use: Summer Dwelling

White property, West Path West Point, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John H. White Use: Summer Dwelling

Thorndike residence, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1996-1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–1999 Location: Brookline Client: Thorndike Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Gund residence, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1993-2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1993–2002 Location: Nantucket Clients: Graham Gund; Ann Gund Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Fallen Heroes: Last of the Jewish WWII Veterans

Listen to recordings from the last of the World War II Jewish veterans.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"Everywhere also the path has broadened, and larger groups of women have and are working with the same eager enthusiasm toward the still larger life…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Two major transportation paths have been swept away in the Kennebec. Hallowell city's train tracks were swept away leaving no train transportation…"

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.

Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path

Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.