Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"When William King died in 1852, his home was moved to Vine Street where it became a hotel. The primary purpose of the Customs House in 1858 was to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"They had lived in Martin's former quarters in the Rufus Prince house. Martin described this as his first "real home" since he left his parents house…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house

"… building is now the home of Theo McCormick, who moved to Swan's Island with her late husband Stephen McCormick, the longtime radio and television…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… on the break Saturday night until he could hardly move anymore. He then waited as long as he needed for daylight then went back to work."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"Moving to Maine: There to Here X Other than shoes, there were a lot of things that my parents did not have, like an indoor toilet."

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"Dummer House Dummer House, Dummer's Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In 1789 Nathaniel Dummer moved to Hallowell with his wife and…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Thomas Bond House Bond House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library The first known occupants of the house were Thomas Bond and his wife…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"He and wife and child and his parents moved into it. Martin made a sketch of the house, which he probably recopied onto page 391 of a journal he…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I normally move around until I feel settled. I just moved here to Lincoln about two months ago and I got my job in my second day when I was here."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"Cary to whom he referred was his mother-in-law. She sold the family home and bought this house, but put it in her son Luther's name."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"This green space became known as Meeting House Park. (And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"The moving picture machinery, owned by John Marsh, and much of the regalia of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were lost."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"Each house had decorated vergeboards along the eaves, and porches extended the width of the front façades, wrapping around to side entries."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"As his prosperity grew, he moved the house to a lot to the south and built one of the largest homes in Thomaston as a replacement."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"During this third move, the Old House was moved North a good distance across present day Route 3 and sited to an out-back location off Asticou Way…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"In 1856, Phair and his mother moved to Presque Isle. He built his house in Presque Isle in the 1890s on the corner of Chapman and Main Streets."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Like the Old House, Harbor Cottage has seen change, expansion, and movement over the years. Fortunately, unlike the Old House, two distinct portions…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… cough, coping with deep snow in the winter, and moving back to Reed Harding's house in 1835. He also wrote about his early gardens, his lameness…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"in Bangor in about 1852. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, dance enthusiast, and gardener, drew this detailed illustration of the house and grounds…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… 1920 almost all of the year-round residents had moved off the island and today only the foundation stones and remnants are all that remain of a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"He described other houses he owned, and ones he lived in, especially the Soule house, which became his family home; and his brother Alonzo's visit…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"