Maine Memory Network

Sarah Sampson letter to governor, August 17, 1863

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1863 Location: Gettysburg Media: Ink on paper

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Donation certificate for starving European children, Portland, 1921

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921-02-01 Location: Portland; New York Media: Ink on paper

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Medical recipe, ca. 1790

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Media: Ink on paper

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Parade on Kennebunk Bridge, Kennebunk, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Glass Negative

Harriot Pierce to G.W. Pierce, Baldwin, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Brunswick; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Hannah Pierce on loan to brother, Baldwin, 1857

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1857 Location: Baldwin; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Transfer of quartermaster stores, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Col. Nickerson plea for wood for berths, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-05 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Pvt. John S. Longfellow, 24th Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Cornville Media: Tintype

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound bottle, St. Albans, ca. 1895

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: St. Albans Media: Glass

Pvt. John Sheahan on unexpected move, Maryland, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Dennysville; Warrenton Media: Ink on paper

Lee, Higginson & Company Belgian investment letter, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920-01-14 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Remedy for a cow with milk fever, Westbrook, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873-12-31 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

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James P. Kelley posing in handcuffs, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Ned Mitchell to Persis Blanchard, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Cumberland Media: Ink on paper

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Pvt. John Sheahan on hatred of slavery, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Van and Kim Luu, South Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: South Portland Media: Digital photograph

Aerial view of flooding in Augusta, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Augusta Media: Glass negative

Ebeneezer Greely letter from jail, New Brunswick, 1837

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: Madawaska; Fredericton Media: Ink on paper

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Marie Louise Thériault prayer card, Fort Kent, 1914

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1914 Location: Fort Kent; St. Francis Media: Ink on paper

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Flood in Mechanic Falls, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Mechanic Falls Media: Photographic print

Washington at Valley Forge, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777 Location: Valley Forge Media: Digital image

Floodwater, Waterville and Winslow railroad bridge, 1936

Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: 1936 Location: Waterville; Winslow Media: Photographic print

Response to petition for relief from burning of Falmouth, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791-03-02 Location: Freeman Media: Ink on paper

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