Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"A typical picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately printed in gilded letters that advertised his good taste, location…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… to fight the British in 1779, and one of the islets on the Northern side of Swan’s Island now bears his name."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"Much has changed since people first set foot on the shores of Swan's Island, but there is a community spirit that survives, as constant as the tides."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"They searched for signs of the once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"At the beginning of May, students started building their exhibits. Using the Exhibit Builder tool provided on the Maine Memory Network, students…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Due to the lower price of goods on the mainland, this new accessibility led to a decline in island stores."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The brick on the outside made it very challenging. Sending their men inside in a raging fire such as this was too risky, and that unfortunately was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893

"This illustration is on page 127 of a "scrapbook" he wrote and illustrated starting in 1888. View additional information about this item on the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"The Blood House, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Captain Charles Ranlett House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"Fine examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Victorian architecture reflect the affluence of the times."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"In later years, bay windows were added to the house at 313 Main Street, and the front porches were removed from both."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The first homes built in 1719 were crude log cabins and did not withstand the early hostile attacks."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"A Dr. Dennison used to give shots on the second floor. The Redmen faded out on Swan's Island, and were inactive by World War II."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Inevitably, these accumulations contained family photographs, often unidentified, that included daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes from the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"X The History Detectives club was started in the fall of 2012 by Island Institute Fellow Kate Webber, with the goal of involving kids in Swan's…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… from the Civil War LISTEN to the memories of the Great Depression DISCOVER the life and times of Major General Henry Knox EXPERIENCE the dark…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"Dunn and Elliot's Sail Loft, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Following the close of the war, Dunn & Elliot (D&E), established a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"He was accepted into the regiment on the 15th and left for Washington two days later. On July 21st Henry was among the soldiers at the first battle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"The Knox Hotel was rebuilt shortly after the fire. The Georges Hotel was built in 1852 on the corner of George's and West Main Street, and was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"The dates vary in Martin's writing. The bylaws at the end further expand Martin's sense of the propriety and social status of dancing, as he calls…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"The tide gradually eroded the land underneath the building, and the town voted to sell the building in 2006."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"The three-story hall was built shortly after 1909, and still stands tall on Harbor Road. Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"… effort and use of time, layout and accuracy of the writing, annotated bibliography, answers to essential questions on research techniques, a group…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George River, exploring upriver where he erected a cross on the shore in “ that part of the riuer which trended Westward into the maine.” During the…"