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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… service, mostly artists drawn by its dramatic landscape. And these artists' paintings convinced wealthy east-coast businessmen and their families…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park; he was an excellent candidate for the job, with vast experience…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… that surrounded the Point created a problematic landscape where several bridges were needed to extend Centre Street, to create Front Street, to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… that created three-dimensional images of landscapes, plants and animals), low-quality televisions, radios, and projectors."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… himself: General business man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March."

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."

Acadian Archives

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Cottage caretakers and landscapers were urgently needed. Insurance representatives, laundries, express service, boat yards, livery stables and…"

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…"

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…"

Prince Memorial Library

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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."