Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"… between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"When the Governor called upon the state to organize its local militias, Lincoln soldiers became ready."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… to my life is that I have a lot of family out of state. If Lincoln had never gotten their own postal office, then I would have to go all the way to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… was thirty-three in 1839, he was elected to the state legislature. He moved to Michigan in 1864 where he died on October 7, 1873."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Borderland Essays

"… the drawing of the northeast boundary between the United States in Canada, and the "borderland" region known between what is today the American…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… widely known around the town and maybe even the state. Now people who own farms are not as widely known."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of 130 Center St., Bangor, designed…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin Jr."

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

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In one of a series of illustrations and narrative about post…"

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

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Noted Bangor architect Benjamin Deane (1790-1867) designed the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"He was excited when he got to leave the state for the first time when he enlisted in the Civil War. He went to war when he was fourteen to be a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… or situation" In war you have to go away to other states or countries and won’t see your children. Jonathan Clay, Jr. was in the American Civil War."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states. With a population of approximately 500, Surry contributed forty people (38 males, 2…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Cobb who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate. “Our plantation has sent a petition to be incorporated; the name I can not like very…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… in Biddeford & Saco During the Civil War, the State of Maine provided aid to the families of soldiers. In 1862, 257 families were supported."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the first hospital administrative district in the state was ... signed [into law] by Governor Kenneth Curtis, and then went to referendum in the 16…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The village was the geographic center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897

"… not certain, but Nordica undertook a tour of the United States in 1897. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils. Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E. Raynes (1830-1918) of Brewer often dove off a pile…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, had long worked for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description On page 567 of a journal he was writing reflecting on his…"

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

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment organized…"