Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Drumsticks, 1861

"Drumsticks, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Franklin C. Kimball (1844-1912) used these drumsticks while serving…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… College, 1881 Collections of Maine Historical Society 378 B674Q-b Athian Lewey, West Grand Lake, 1898Maine Historical Society Atbian Lewey…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"1930Maine Historical Society City Hall Rum Room ca. 1911 Postcard Collections of Maine Historical Society X Big But Harmless The Maine…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"Tavern sign, Raymond, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Tavern Sign Maine, mid 19th century Painted wood Collections of Maine Historical Society…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"1920Maine Historical Society John Ford ca. 1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society, Gannett Glass Plate Negative Collection One of the major…"

Maine and the Civil War - Communities and the War

"The Maine Humanities Council and Maine Historical Society collaborated and worked with the 10 communities on the Local and Legendary Civil War…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"1803-1831 Watercolor Collections of Maine Historical Society This watercolor shows nearly every type of vessel involved in the Caribbean rum trade…"

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… Historical Society Dave Astor show sign, ca. 1970Maine Historical Society Dave Astor's Horn, ca. 1960Maine Historical Society"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"1885Maine Historical Society Neal Dow (1804-1897), ca. 1880 Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Nathan Goold X The Portland…"

Reuben Ruby: Hackman, Activist

Reuben Ruby of Portland operated a hack in the city, using his work to earn a living and to help carry out his activist interests, especially abolition and the Underground Railroad.

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"… by Tilly Laskey, curator at Maine Historical Society, and installed at Maine Historical Society from March 8, 2024 to December 31, 2024."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… 19th century Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Marian Bucholtz, 1965 Broadside 282 This verse summarizes the hope of moral…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"… Longfellow, Portland, 1827Maine Historical Society Every building has a history. For many people, exploring the history of their home provides a…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… estate accounting, Portland, 1836Maine Historical Society Receipt for piano forte, Portland, 1836Maine Historical Society Stephen…"

Monuments to Civil War Soldiers

Maine supplied a huge number of soldiers to the Union Army during the Civil War -- some 70,000 -- and responded after the war by building monuments to soldiers who had served and soldiers who had died in the epic American struggle.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"… which was on display at Maine Historical Society in 1998, was made possible through generous support by the Anheuser-Busch Companies and the Edward…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"… Butler, also Collections of Maine Historical Society, B W6612g X Grand Temperance Rally Broadside, 1912 Collections of Maine Historical…"

Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"1854 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Noble and Cooley of East Granville, Massachusetts started manufacturing drums in…"

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Henry Green (1832-1901) of Portland carried this military style side drum in the…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Chandler's Band uniform, ca. 1950Maine Historical Society Chandler's Band hat, ca. 1950Maine Historical Society Town bands carried on the…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… Medical Center, Portland, 1965Maine Historical Society Radios Montgomery Ward radio, Mapleton, 1929Haystack Historical Society While many…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"1904Maine Historical Society Dusty rose opera cape ca. 1895Maine Historical Society For centuries, fashion designers made outfits for…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"1836Maine Historical Society Diamond Cove, ca. 1836 Charles Codman (c. 1800-1842) Oil on canvas Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of…"

Farm-yard Frames

Throughout New England, barns attached to houses are fairly common. Why were the buildings connected? What did farmers or families gain by doing this? The phenomenon was captured in the words of a children's song, "Big house, little house, back house, barn," (Thomas C. Hubka <em>Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, the Connected Farm Buildings of New England,</em> University Press of New England, 1984.)