Maine Memory Network

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

The gift of a necklace
by Parivash Rohani

When I was born my grandmother gave me a part of a Baha’i prayer for protection.

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

West Point during World War II

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down