Maine Memory Network

Decorative imitation apple, Strong Wood Turning Corp., Strong, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lacquered wood

Lacquered Napkin Rings, Strong Wood Turning Corp., Strong, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lacquered wood

9 Wood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin L. Moore Use: Dwelling

9 Wood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin L. Moore Use: Dwelling

House on Highland St. for Mr. Arthur Wood, Portland, 1910-1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910–1911 Location: Portland Client: Arthur Wood Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Country House for Stanley Wood Esq. Wolf Neck, Freeport, 1917-1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917–1922 Location: Freeport Client: Stanley Wood Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Friends of Wood Island Light

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he soon realized that he needed to relocate his operations to a site where…"

My 40 years in Forestry and the Paper Industry in Maine
by Donna Cassese

I was the first female forester hired by Scott Paper and continue to find new uses for wood.

Mark Plummer, golfer from Maine
by Mark Plummer

Amateur golfer from Maine, Mark Plummer discussed his golf career and life lessons

Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Fire of Drift-Wood"

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.