Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca. 1910Surry Historical Society Around the same time, the development of a modern highway system brought significant change…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In 1864, when he began writing what would become his 650-page…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"1864Maine Historical Society Early in life Jim Vickery became fascinated with history. As a teenager in high school and college, he researched the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… their separation," Portland, 1791Maine Historical Society The first attempt at separation in the 1780s could be understood as a grassroots…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"1840Maine Historical Society Maine’s international border was the most bitterly contested segment, and an excellent visual orientation appears in…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Phippsburg Historical Society, Stories of Phippsburg, Maine, Vol. 1, 1993. Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg, Fair to the Wind, 1995, Penmor…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… Portland Historical Society and Maine Historical Society 1808 Plan of the Town of New PortlandMaine Historical Society When describing the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… was made an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1922 and in 1927 they elected him president, the highest office in the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society Grist Mill Bridge: The Grist Mill Bridge, also known as one of the Twin Bridges (along with…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Church, Hampden, 1893Hampden Historical Society Originally, the Congregational Church was the dominant church of Puritan New England, but…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"1910Hampden Historical Society Although not a trace of it remains today, for eighteen years, from 1898 until 1916, Hampden’s own Riverside Park was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Maine Historical Society, 2015. Web. 28 May 2015. "Awards." Eastern Maine Medical Center. Eastern Maine Medical Center, 2015. Web. 28 May 2015."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"1918Lincoln Historical Society Some people might not believe that little Lincoln, Maine was involved with World War I, but we were."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"Eureka Hall, July 2006New Sweden Historical Society In the present day, it is open as a restaurant upstairs, and downstairs it is a bar."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"… Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society After the war, islanders looked forward to restarting their lives."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"1882Maine Historical Society In 1884, a railroad extension from Bangor through Ellsworth connected to a new Mount Desert ferry terminal."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… the Flood of 1987, http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/social-welfare-disaster-emergency/11900752-1.html “FLOOD OF MARCH 1936.” n.d."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"1930 Farmington Historical Society Several crops were bountiful, including beans and corn and were a boon for the canneries, who described business…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… Store, Hampden, built in 1807Hampden Historical Society While Hampden was not the first town incorporated in the Penobscot County area it was the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"(Hampden Historical Society 1976) Seventeen years later on January 24, 1794 another petition was submitted to the general court requesting…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"1871Thomaston Historical Society Unfortunately for Knox, it took several years for him to find a permanent resting place."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… Cap worn by Perez TilsonThomaston Historical Society ➢ This is a recreation Henry Tilson’s possible conversation before he left for war."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"Jonathan P. Cilley Personal Sketch from P. Henry Tillson Post Journal, Thomaston, Maine 1895Thomaston Historical Society"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… by: Tom Goulette Images by: Guilford Historical Society Following the raucous sesquicentennial celebration of 1966, the town settled back into its…"