Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Wilson's MillPrince Memorial Library Mills Sawmills in existence in 1904 were operated by Hollis Mountford, Lorenzo H. Wilson and Oren S."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"… Description This display shows pictures of World War II soldiers, medals and other memorabilia pertaining to World War II soldiers from the Lincoln…"

Lincoln, Maine - William Kelly, Lincoln, 1943

"Bill lost part of his foot during the war. View additional information about this item on the 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.

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and Passadumkeag during World War II. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"Roger was in the actual fighting of the war and flew many combat missions in a P-38 fighter plane. Roger and his P-51 plane has been talked about…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… series of illustrations and narrative about post Civil War Democrats in Bangor, John Martin drew this illustration of George Melvin Weston."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… lucky I am to have a dad that isn’t a part of the war. Gary had a wife, Carmen Gordon, of Lincoln, and two children, Ian, 6, and Brittany, 3, at…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"… Description The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment organized as the 18th Maine Infantry, returned to Bangor in September 1865, greeted…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Our Shared History Cumberland Congregational ChurchCumberland Historical Society Succession of Secession Role of the Church Parishes In…"

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

"Our Shared History Schools: A Community Value Dunn School studentsNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Education of our young people has always…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"Welcome X Welcome to Cumberland and North Yarmouth’s website – we’re glad you found us! Ancient North Yarmouth, the original 1680 plantation in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History Down The Lane to Skyline Farm Photo by Diana Logan X Skyline Farm is a community-based non-profit…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties Maine in 1860 X Population swings Between 1790 and 1860, the population of Maine increased from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… Hamlin was a lawyer in Hampden before the Civil War. He had served in the Maine House of Representatives and the U.S. House and Senate."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… the July 4 events -- observing the end of the Civil War -- in his "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began writing in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… who published a newspaper in Bangor during the Civil War. Union supporters destroyed Emery's press, but he continued publishing."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"… various economic downturns and the start of the Civil War, Martin thought being in business for himself was safer than working for someone else."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… that women's fashions changed when men went off to the Civil War. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… Museum Description A boy in the post Civil War July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… "in the free states" before 1861 when the Civil War began. Martin, on page 114 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864, described the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"He wrote under the illustration, "Fashions August 1866, Bangor." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War still carry on the work begun by the GAR in establishing and improving veterans…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… that accompanies the drawing that when the Civil War broke out in 1861, Daniel Chaplin, a clerk for Thurston & Metcalf used part of the building…"