Maine Memory Network

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.

The Wall
by Michael Uhl

What it means to have beaten the odds

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

How the Vietnam war affected my life

Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones

Gut-wrenching fear

C19 on Pine Point Beach
by Beth, Scarborough

Cancer patient experience during pandemic

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics

Rematriation
by Alivia Moore

Our shared future for all people in Wabanakiyik calls us to rematriate.

The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.

"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.

A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin

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.

An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.