Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"War Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852Maine Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. and James B. Vickery, III X The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection of Early Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society Ellen, William Pitt Preble, and Stephen Longfellow, Portland, ca."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"Groups Anna Margaret Holwell Deering and daughters, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society Revealing contrasts are found as well in the…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… building so that he could take pictures with more natural light. A typical picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"It tried crackers and ugh things of that nature and so we took some of the food off of the raft, put it in our boat and we were 10 days in my boat…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Fisher, Jonathan. Scripture Animals : A Natural History of the Living Creatures Named in the Bible, Publisher: Pyne Press, 1972."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… imbued with reverence for others and the natural world. The students in Mr. Scott Springer's 8th grade class contributed the exhibit on the Blue…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… great tracts of land were still available and natural resources, such as timber and fish, were abundant."

Seashore Trolley Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… the cusp of the 20th century, thanks to generous natural resources and determined citizens, Surry truly had become "the happy home of hundreds.”…"

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

"… Society This period also saw a change in the nature of "summer people" on the island. The first wave of visitors were generalized as "preachers…"

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

"… you will still find a community of a different nature, where even strangers wave to each other as they cross paths on the roads."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… McAuley, noted both for her faith, practical nature, and her devotion to service, used an unexpected inheritance to build a House of Mercy to care…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… that held little likeness to these people of nature. The Catholic Church with its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"These prayers are of the natures. I teach catechism to the children and young people. The rest of the morning is set for listening to the people that…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"He had recommended this area recognizing the natural meadows, wide intervale and good hunting and fishing that the region offered."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… developing a school of picturesque scenery and natural charm. Abbott School pre 1903Farmington Historical Society Abbott Park…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… “good, healthy amusement for all” in a glorious natural setting. Riverside Park was not unlike other amusement parks and resorts of the period."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Many years later in 1857, due to Mother Nature, the bridge had been destroyed again. On April 11, 1987 it was washed away for the third time."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds. With the bank gone there was no way to prevent…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… for the 1903 Centennial: Old Surry was blessed by nature/With her harbor, hills and steams/The streams that furnished water power/Before days we…"