Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Then a group of year-round loggers arrived and built the camps out of logs (surprise!). The buildings were usually huge, having to hold hundreds of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… Canadians, Irish, and other newly arriving ethnic groups. Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with…"

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

"… and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993. The business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part time…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… invited his Zen students, members of local choral groups, and anyone with interest to join him in performing Verdi’s Aida and Mozart’s The Magic…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"A Union Fire Club was a group of dedicated citizens who decided they should do something about the fires that were occurring and destroying…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"They worked together as a tight-knit group. Main Street, Looking East, Surry, 1914Surry Historical Society Surry Villagers also tended to be…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory theater and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… discussed "society" and the "aristocracy," a group he did not always admire, but among whom he sought acceptance – and respect."

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… with other municipalities and environmental groups to promote the continued revitalization of the Kennebec through the Kennebec River Initiative…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"In 1822, a group of young men in Hallowell, anxious to improve their minds, organized the Franklin Debating Society."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other survive the harsh, cold weather. Oh what a sight."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"X In 2000, a group of volunteers and representatives from town, state and federal commissions and agencies organized as the Friends of Scarborough…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… businesses and home owners, attracting all age groups. As Baron Wormser observed: In its modest way (because just about everything in central…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… have altered significantly this remarkable grouping that developed at the riverfront during Hallowell’s heyday. Next step in our journey."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"Martin was the group's founding secretary and prepared a book about the group, with details about each member."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Island in the early 1900s with their sister groups: the Degree of Pocahontas and the Rebekahs."