Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Governor Joseph Brennan signed the guest book at the site where the Double Eagle II…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine essentially announced the beginning of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description In a peaceful demonstration of opposition to imported Canadian potatoes, a group of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Maxie Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who planned to attempt another balloon…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Post Office was in the Plumly Building, a three story building built in 1856 on the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"… by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new novels to libraries, these served also as…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"… by Farmington Public Library Description In the early years of the Library, patrons "bought" memberships which allowed them to borrow…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These farm buildings, on Academy Street in Presque Isle, feature a connected barn and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy, voluminous…"

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

"Her great-grandfather, Francis Tufts was an original settler, and the family continues to reside in the area."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"… County Historical and Art Museum Description International Fertilizers promotional photograph. Fred Urquhart farm, Presque Isle."

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description Roger Weatherbee is well remembered by many for his fly-by of Lincoln on May 20, 1946."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"No doubt the Portuguese explorer Estevao Gomes in 1525 and perhaps before him, the Vikings, noted the same remarkable features: a deep river that…"