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These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.


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Tate House Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Public Collections: Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, located in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor, maintains a small archive of historic…"

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"This makes Lubec the last place in Maine with preserved elements of the one of the most significant and long-lasting waterfront industries in…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"He was active in the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board, Greater Portland Landmarks, Maine Citizens for Historic Preservation, the Maine…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… of local knowledge and treasures passed down and preserved for future generations. Strong's history is as simple and complicated as its citizens."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"The Historical Society is producing exhibits on shipbuilding, the Maine State Prison, and the historical architecture of Thomaston."

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Camden Public Library

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… became more prevalent, the need to improve preservation and access, as well as reconnect images through provenance, became a priority."

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Lubec Landmarks

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Brick Store Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Now known as the Carter Nature Preserve, this panoramic vista includes tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood…"

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Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… was an inexpensive and readily available means to preserve the likeness of a loved one. Macabre by today’s standards, these pictures of the dead…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"While MHS has provided extensive preservation and conservation work for the collection, it is considered at risk due to the heavy use."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… Henry Knox Museum is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the memory of Major General Henry Knox, chief of artillery during the American…"

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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… people without using kinship terms, terms that embed relationships of responsibility and reciprocity, which Wabanaki leaders sought to preserve."

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

"… Society from 2011 to 2013 as an Historical Preservation Fellow with the Island Institute. At that time, Kate was a recent graduate of Bates College…"

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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"A community minded group of volunteers that preserve and protect the many artifacts, photos, and stories of the rich history of our town."

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Captain Patten, Captain Israel Gross’s image is preserved in a daguerreotype. Captain Gross lived in Brunswick and Topsham until his death in 1855…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… such as Indigenous land and water rights; and the preservation and use of public lands. The Beyond Borders portal provides access to vital primary…"

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… the town, to offer a self-guided tour of a well-preserved historic nineteenth- century village. A time-line chiseled into a granite wall in the…"