Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… with Francis Joseph Neptune, 1796Maine Historical Society Francis Joseph Neptune (1760-1834) grew up in a hereditary chieftain family, born in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… to land ownership.Mount Desert Island Historical Society After the Revolutionary War, on February 17, 1789, the Town of Mount Desert was created."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Keanke spearing the whale, 1884Maine Historical Society The human history of Mount Desert Island began thousands of years ago when the ancestors…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Benedict ArnoldMaine Historical Society During the early stages of the revolution, George Washington gave orders for Benedict Arnold, a 35 year old…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"1975Lubec Historical Society Preparing smoked herring was a traditional process, that is, one that changed little in its essentials through the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… at the Patten Free Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that they had been chosen…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… the Bangor Public Library and Bangor Historical Society, both of which occupied the upper floors of the Bangor Savings Bank building on lower State…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… Library, Bangor Daily News and Bangor Historical Society The Penobscot River has brought wealth and prosperity to Bangor, but it has also has been…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… Hannah, Virginia, March 23, 1862Bangor Historical Society Camp near Potomac Creek Va. March 23 1863 Dear Mother Last nights Mail brought the ever…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Photo courtesy of the Dexter Historical Society X The different battles of the 22nd Maine include Bayou Teche Campaign, also known as the Battle…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… Brody Gourley Images from the Guilford Historical Society Scales Building X The John Scales Building was built in 1892."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… bridge opening, 1950Lincoln Historical Society The ferries lasted for nearly three-fourths of a century before the bridge was built in 1950…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"1935Lincoln Historical Society Danielle Macalino “Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a few…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"1864Maine Historical Society The Lincoln contribution to the war effort was 1,261 women and men. In 1861, 86 volunteers came from Lincoln and in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Newberry Co., Lincoln, ca. 1945Lincoln Historical Society The history of Solomon’s Store is long and complicated."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"1918Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Mercy Hospital was founded in response to one of the most lethal pandemics in human history."

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

"… Dianne Pease Images from New Portland Historical Society Many people think that North New Portland is the town, as it is listed on many maps, but…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Images: Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Prersque Isle Air Museum, Maine Historical Society, Aroostook County…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… ca early 1930'sMount Desert Island Historical Society Basketball Takes Hold and Rivalries Grow Well into the first half of the twentieth century…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Vol. 1. Lincoln: Lincoln Historical Society. Print. Ser. 3. King, George R. “Lincoln Light Power CO.” Lincoln Historical Society (1993): 252-54."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… ice house on the Kennebec.Presque Isle Historical Society When the Gardiner ice industry would gather ice, they would first start cutting down into…"