Maine Memory Network

Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones

Gut-wrenching fear

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II

Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox

Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater

Pandemic Blues
by Darlene Reardon

Covid 19 Portland poem

A Splash of Water
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Reminisce of a lifetime on Little Sebago Lake

Childhood Memories of Learning to Swim on Rangeley Lake
by Betty C.

Betty's two older sisters taught her how to swim on Rangeley Lake.

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)
by Jessi Mallory

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)

My service in Afghanistan with the Marines and my life today
by Nicholas Krier

My service in Afghanistan with the Marines

The stories my parents told
by Henry Gartley

Stories from my immigrant parents, WWII, and my love of history.

Welcome home Sgt. Cunningham
by Donald C Cunningham

It was great to be back in Maine.

Maine family across the USA
by James Burton Wengler (Robinson)

A Maine family scattered across the USA

The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley

Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine

Thoughts of Freedom
by Raymond

Painting my thoughts and loves while incarcerated at Maine State Prison

Working as a telephone operator in the 1940s
by Doris Tardy

Working as a telephone operator in 1946 was new and exciting, and challenging.

C19 on Pine Point Beach
by Beth, Scarborough

Cancer patient experience during pandemic

My life as a revolutionary knitter
by Katharine Cobey

Moving to Maine and confronting knitting stereotypes

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

Bad time to have Cancer
by Robert Abisi

Very difficult having Cancer when coronavirus is happening. Can’t even get my appointment.

If you wanted a good job, the mill was the place to be.
by Brent Gay

Changes in the paper industry, labor strikes, and the community around International Paper's mills

The New Normal
by Darlene Reardon

COVID-19 Poem

Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

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

How the Vietnam war affected my life