Maine Memory Network

Thinning in white pine stand on farm, Sagadahoc County, 1938

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1938 Media: Photographic print

Napkin ring, Wabanaki, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Ash splints, sweetgrass

The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest

Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"… buff vest, a buff set of Nankeen pants & each a thin hat shaped ... with a black band and long ends to the bands. ..."

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"Sails were made by long, thin strips of cloth that were woven together by hand (until the invention of the sewing machine.) Anchors were commonly…"

An allegory about the Vietnam war
by Bill Hinderer

An allegory about my service in the Vietnam War

My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)

The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.