Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"1860Maine Historical Society Hannibal Hamlin This ambrotype of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates from the 1860 presidential election in…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"1863Maine Historical Society Maine sent more than 70,000 men to fight for the Union between 1861 and 1865, and many of them sat for the camera…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"1910Maine Historical Society Born in Boston in 1855, John Calvin Stevens (1855-1940) moved with his family to Portland as a child in 1857."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… Astronomical Observations, 1817Maine Historical Society John Mitchell Deposition, Map & Field Book, 1764Maine Historical Society A critical…"

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

"… claim northeast of Bath, 1795Maine Historical Society In 2020, Maine Historical Society (MHS) was awarded a nearly $350K National Endowment for…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"1910Guilford Historical Society The Braeburn Hotel in Guilford, Maine, has been around since 1906. It was considered the finest in residency in its…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 'Melissa Trask,' 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… festival schedule, Surry, 1994Surry Historical Society Text by Kate Mrozicki Images contributed by the Surry Historical Society Working for peace…"

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

"… Martin backbend, Bangor, 1844Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum The growing Raynes family and John Martin moved several times to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… mountains, Mount Desert, 1837Maine Historical Society While exploring Mount Desert as a place “to carry on the fishing business,” Abraham Somes…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society and the Northeast Harbor Library, the author gives thanks in particular the following people and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… the Kebo Club? Join the Improved Order of Red Men Society? Visit the Wabanaki encampment and meet real Indians? Mount Desert Reading RoomJesup…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"Benjamin VaughanMaine Historical Society Doctor Benjamin Vaughan came to Hallowell in 1796. He was born in Jamaica where his family owned extensive…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Farmington Public Library, and Maine Historical Society 1794 map of FarmingtonFarmington Historical Society "Farmington is undoubtly one of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools

"… Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society Great Works School in West New Portland X West New Portland was only known to have two…"

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

"… School Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society by Dr. Richard Graves III The Northern Maine Fair existed about seventy years before my…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… and Art Museum, Presque Isle Historical Society and Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Harvesting Potatoes by hand, Aroostook County, ca…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… and the Kennebec River Region.” Bath Historical Society, 1997, “The Sesquicentennial of Bath, Maine 1847-1997.” Bath City Directories, 1867 –…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"The Reine Marie StewartThomaston Historical Society The decline of wooden shipbuilding was certainly sad for Thomaston builders and merchants alike."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"… Gunner Gunboat Kennebec Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston Historical Society Works Cited "Farragut's Fleet." 01 May 2009…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… Thomaston, Maine 2003Thomaston Historical Society During the 1940s through the 1970s, the world bypassed Thomaston and the area, sparing the town…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The first president of the Bangor Anti-Slavery Society was John Godfrey. During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… Middle School Images from the Guilford Historical Society X Herring Brothers is very well known. It is still in business today."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"1940Guilford Historical Society Drapers Mill, Guilford, late 1940sGuilford Historical Society He needed to move part of the business here to…"