Maine Memory Network

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.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"The landscape of our towns is very different today, wooded now where once sheep and cattle grazed the fields, keeping down growth and preserving wide…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… left behind after the ice age formed much of the landscape. In the distance, Mt. Blue stands as a sentinel overlooking Farmington."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… can be found in the archaeological record and the landscape. The Paleoindians, ice age hunters of mammoth and caribou, camped around Munsungan Lake…"

Prince Memorial Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… well drained; abundant forests spread over the landscape; smaller water sources provided sites for future mills."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… perfect location for the industry, and a working landscape of canneries, smokehouses, and other businesses on wharves grew up."