Maine Memory Network

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

"… hard worker and the New Portland Water District still serves part of the North Village. New Portland has had many doctors over the years but the…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… 13 photo on the right caught the water mirror-still at tide reversal. Note how the workers appear, casually working and walking atop the I-beam."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In the 1880s, the Rodick family still lived on Rodick's Island, now Bar Island, where they raised sheep and spun and wove their own wool."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… Tom Savage’s house at 8 Asticou Way, and one can still see hand-carved graffiti of John C. Savage’s hired hand, Harry Merchant, in the roof…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"The shop, now a hardware store, is still owned by the Brown family. Emily Manchester operated a hand laundry business in the back of her home."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… Maine is not in a normal hurricane path we are still not immune to the destruction of a hurricane."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"He was shot down in the river where it is still today called "Bomazeen Rips." Around noon on August 22, the soldiers circled the small village."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Many of Stephen Titcomb’s descendants still live in the Farmington area and local landmarks, such as Titcomb Mt. Ski Area, are named after them."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"The Crosby home is still standing today on the southwest corner of Elm Street where it meets the Main Road in Hampden."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"This building still stands today, but over the years it has undergone many changes. In 1848, the ladies of Hampden held a fair, and with the proceeds…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"And that lens is still there. West Quoddy About 1880 X Electrified in 1932 according to an exhibit at the West Quoddy Visitor prepared by the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"A part of the female portion still remained, but the greater part had gone to Richmond. A part of those who remained seemed to be very attentive to…"

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

"… addition to the greater Bangor community, and it still continues to amaze every day. St. Joseph Hospital History Beginnings St."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The Boston & Maine still exists and its one remaining line accommodates both freight and Amtrak passenger service."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… remains and today some of those remains can still be seen at Higgins Beach. Fannie and Edith Fannie and Edith Shipwreck, Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Another ferry was established at a place still called Ferry Beach, located near Black Rocks off the Black Point Road."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… very much in the last 200 years, and it is still being modified slightly every year to encourage acceptable behavior."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… overlooking the marsh on what is now Route 1 still stands. When the British attacked Lexington in April 1775, the Provincial Congress issued a call…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Still, despite economic travails and some neighborhood tensions, residents seemed happy. In that year's Centennial Souvenir, a long-time resident of…"

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

"… of someone without capital of his own, who still managed to provide a good life for his family -- at least for a time."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… as at the beginning of the industry, and still was “women’s work.” Some mechanization in this step is evident from the photograph."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He retired from active business in 1946, but still continued to own the business until its closure. After Burnham’s Auto Supply, the building changed…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… rang true over fifteen years later, as we are still inspired by Cohen’s accomplishments. Woodcock said after studying and contact with Cohen…"