Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Captain Samuel Watts House Captain Samuel Watts' House, Knox Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Before the financial…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Samuel L. Carleton of Portland often used the devices of portraiture in his daguerreotypes. On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… Historical Society Reverend Samuel Longfellow This daguerreotype by an unknown photographer conveys the image of the Reverend Samuel…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… Exchange Streets in Portland, which was taken by Samuel L. Carleton before the fire destroyed the structure in 1851."

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"In a daguerreotype by Samuel L. Carleton of Portland, the serious countenances of a father, mother, and their son are tempered by the affectionate…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… plate daguerreotype by the Portland photographer Samuel L. Carleton shows twenty-nine club members seated or standing in rows."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"10, p. 179b-1 A copy of a letter issued by Samuel Goodwin to Mr. Joseph Stapels, "you are hereby Impowered to continue & Improve on Two hundred Acres…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an Englishman, as the first settler in the Mouth of the River."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"The future Surry was number 6. Although surveyor Samuel Livermore was instructed to lay out each of the six townships, “six miles in extent on the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… Derumkin and Robin [Ramegin] to James Thomas and Samuel York.Maine Historical Society In 1670, according to one deed in the Pejepscot Proprietors…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… lay "dormant" until a minor shareholder named Samuel Goodwin found a copy of the Plymouth Colony Patent in 1744."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Samuel Goodwin: 1716-1802 Samuel Goodwin performed a leading role in frontier development from the start."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 7 of 7

"As agent for the Kennebec company, Samuel Goodwin alone delivered notice to several hundred families between 1749 and 1751, in nineteen communities…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… expedition led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Québec. They named the island they camped on that first…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Fancy silk embroidered vests, such as Samuel Freeman's circa 1775-1785 vest in the MHS collection, are the most commonly surviving items of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… Proprietors, page 3 of 3, with copy of deed from Samuel and Hannah Holman to Proprietors, page 1 of 3Maine Historical Society Once Rachel Atkins…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"1 (Winter 2014): 1-35. Champlain, Samuel de. "Les Voyages de La Nouvelle-France Occidentale," Dicte Canada. Paris, 1632. Fischer, David Hackett."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Occupational Photography Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"Landscape Photography Landscape Photography Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Landscape Photography Connor and Hathorn Building, Pittsfield, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Famous People Hannibal Hamlin, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Hannibal Hamlin This ambrotype of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Famous People Dolley Madison, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Dolly Madison Remembered as one of America’s great first ladies, Dolly Madison…"