Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, Maine: Formerly a Part of the Old Town of Pownalborough from Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… created through this project enables MHS and Maine Memory Network contributing partners to create or replicate similar collection “guides” for any…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu.

"Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Inside of the souvenir program lists the committee…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… Allen Soule of North Yarmouth (1st Maine,10th Maine, DC Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry). Some Mainers such as Randall Tolman Gammon of Machias joined…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"1824" is one of Maine's oldest landscape paintings. Fisher used the latest technology - the camera obscura - to create an image that is photographic…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"Mattanawcook Academy Responses from students in Mr. Koscuiszka's lab can be viewed below: The first Mattanawcook Academy from The History of the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Communication & Transportation

"Communication & Transportation Use the menu at left to browse various pieces completed by 7th and 8th grade social-studies students at Mattanawcook…"

Lincoln, Maine - Influential Institutions

"Influential Institutions Use the menu at left to browse various pieces completed by 7th and 8th grade social-studies students at Mattanawcook Junior…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… is still there), across High Street and back down Main Street. There were oxen-pulling contests, agricultural exhibits, and local domestic and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A band forms at the corner of State…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies' Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover.

"Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description The back cover of the banquet lists the "toasts"…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950 Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Description 25 pound potato bag…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… Horton was born on November 30, 1829 in Bluehill, Maine. His parents were John Horton and Sarah “Sally” Stover."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building X Text by Jacob and Craig, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… brought steel drums (also known as pans) up to Maine. He taught others how to play, and in 1975 formed the Atlantic Clarion steel band."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… for the Humanities (NEH) X In April 2020, Maine Historical Society received a $341,935 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He was elected as a Congressman in 1843 and as U.S. Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine were large new barns, such as the one under construction in this circa 1860-70 tintype, which…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… buildings: the Webber and Porter Building on Main Street in Searsport, the Connor and Hathorn Building on Main Street in Pittsfield, the Stoddard…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early photography are daguerreotypes of Revolutionary War…"

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

"… Mall on West Main Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"Northern Maine Fair Memories Presque Isle Historical Society She misses when all the families came and had a picnic lunch."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"All the families went. Dot said that now there are so many other things families can do that the Northern Maine Fair is not that important to them…"