Maine Memory Network

French trellis wallpaper, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Griffin property, Fern Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Georgie I. Griffin Use: Dwelling

Donnelly residence, York, 1994-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–1995 Location: York Client: Joe Donnelly, Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… armed chair, a Gothic oval chair a Sofa and Grape trellis." Martin, an accountant, gardener, and architecture and dancing enthusiast, also spent…"