Maine Memory Network

What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller

Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?

August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life

Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett

I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.

Charles "Chuck" Tsomides: devoted to family and local sports
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A life influenced by Greek ancestry, love of music and appreciation for local community sports

Isolation!
by Leslie

Having only moved to Maine alone 8 months prior, had to freeze my life

Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.

Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

If You Knew My Story
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

A story about incarceration in Maine

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast