Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Wormell Leavitt, (Betsey Leavitt Josselyn’s great-great-great grandmother) and Mary Elizabeth Wormell Marston."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… – 1874 • Due to increasing ship traffic Quoddy Head Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head •…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A log kept by the light keeper at West Quoddy Head recorded as many as 17 outbound and 15 inbound craft passing the Head in September 1874."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Adams, who owned a store at the head of the ferry wharf; R.H. Bangs, a North Lubec merchant; W.B. Cottle, the proprietor of Merchants Hotel; M.M."

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

"The first step was to cut off heads and tails, and remove innards. This was done on the wharf or in an open area on the first floor of a cannery, as…"

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

"As it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the goods but some of it was taken away by the flames."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… post offices whenever a sailboat happened to be heading through. As population grew, the volume of mail increased and more post offices were built."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"I just couldn’t. It was a great thing and it was good for my mother and father, too. J: Where did you get your beautiful gown for the ball? S: Well…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… area designated as a national park and he did a great deal of research and made numerous trips to photograph features of the area.” With his…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"president, links two great nations. Spanning the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… making the streets direct routes for people heading to the railroad station, often using horse-drawn buggies for transportation."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"It was all great fun (not sure the donkeys would agree) and money was raised for local charities. Dexter Lee, on the ground in the picture on the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… in Minturn, their house now being owned by her great-grand nephew. The quarry continued operation until about 1930, then closed abruptly one day…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… and mail carrier The pay was so small that great difficulty was experienced in getting a mail carrier and it was carried so irregularly that a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… and a neat little hat, set at the side of the head, the suit ensemble resembles those seen in many 1930s photographs."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… Morris contacted General John Blake of Brewer, head of the Eastern Militia, as soon as he learned that the British fleet was heading toward…"

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"Swett became head of management, and a new theater addition was added. The Palladium Windows were rebuilt in the Trolley Room, which now feature a…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"More than 100 people and 1 million heads of livestock died it the The Great Death Blizzard. One blizzard I thought was really bad was the blizzard in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… Reality, 1763-1842 Moose River, Moose Head Lake and Kennebeck Road, 1820Maine Historical Society Historian Francis M."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"Trask directly over its head. Mr.Trask was thrown onto the ground, landing forcefully on his neck and shoulders."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"One burst over our heads and a piece weighing a pound struck the ground ten feet from Sam’s head as he lay on the ground."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

""My great-great grandfather Frank Loring, known as Chief Big Thunder, loved Bar Harbor and spent many years traveling there seasonally and camping on…"