Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Strong's History Text By: Valerie Tucker How We Got Here From There Strong’s history, like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… the charge for complete separation and organized a meeting to discuss the organization of a future convention regarding independence."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Public services also expanded with time. Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"Although organizations in Portland had provided coursework in the English language and citizenship before, this effort, led by veteran teacher Clara…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"By 1925, the NFBPWC was an established, yet new organization. Founded July 1919 – eight months before the 19th Amendment allocated voting rights for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Among the organizations working toward these goals, Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc., the Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Historical Society, Bath Business…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… held in the country.” The centennial committee organized a series of grand activities including an exposition, several parades, a music festival…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… Finally, after three decades of planning, organizing, lobbying and failure, Massachusetts Governor John Brooks signed the bill on June 19, and on…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… was already underway, and this time it was more organized. Daniel Davis, one of the movement's literary leaders, published An Address to the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… movement, anti-separationists spent the summer organizing, and on Election Day in September they showed up by the thousands to cast their votes."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… an initial pushback by leading abolitionists and organizers in Maine, most statesmen decided that immediate independence was more important than…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Church, and Pastor Ray Palmer began service for citizens of Bath. For 118 years, the church served the City of Bath, seeing over ten pastors and…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, a Whig political organization that flourished in Portland in the 1840s and 50s."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine Historical Society collection are complimented by special…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine Historical Society collection are complimented by special…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"The island now has a very dedicated EMT service voluntarily staffed by many women. All of these women have provided caring and dedicated medical…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The Island's public health and postal services have been marked by the continued placement of women in leadership positions over the past century."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959. The station was open for freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building…"

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

"The independence of islanders to raise their own food remained strong even as the steamboat service to the island improved."

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

"… 2000, when Steve finished working for the ferry service. According to Steve, the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"The group organizing the library was the called Half and Half Club. Later the Carnegie Foundation donated 10,000 dollars toward creating a library…"