Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Many enlisted; others were drafted. Still others went to work in shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"… that were used back in the early 1900s that we still use today. Thank you to the Stockholm Museum for letting me view the tools and to Mr."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Listen to the entire "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"…   Listen to Chapter Five Malaga Stands Still, Maine Changes   Listen to Chapter Six The Lane Family   Listen to Chapter Seven…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Shall we turn from it? We are still in Eden; the wall that shuts us out of the garden is our own ignorance and folly."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… working with the same eager enthusiasm toward the still larger life, the greater unity, the "all in all." -- Preface to THE HISTORY OF THE WOMAN'S…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… Direct descendants of Martha Ballard still live in Hallowell. Spencer Buck, a student, was interviewed by a classmate about his famous relative…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"Hallowell is still bringing forth children, educating the boys and girls for weal or woe; she will still send them forth to every mountain, plain and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"Before World War II, most of the men in Hampden still worked within the town’s boundaries. With only a few exceptions, virtually all of the people…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Madison is still residing at Washington and is the center of nearly as much attraction as the White House itself."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… and cataloged much of Maine and his work is still affecting our lives today. Thank you to the Nylander Museum for showing our class your wonderful…"

Tate House Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The building for the church was built in 1883 and still stands today. The early records from the church help give a picture of what life was like for…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… it when the snow melted, even though they were still scarred from people dying and things being ruined."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"The church still serves many today in worship and for other functions. Sources: "Grant Memorial United Methodist Church." The Star Herald [presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"The burning of the Oak Hotel is still a mystery. Eleven years later, in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… in establishing institutions and customs that are still a part of everyday life. While only a brief sample, presented here are five people famed in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"It can connect to my life because they still use the same building for some meetings. My dad has been to town meetings there before."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" This connects to my life because if there was no Weatherbee Hardware store I might not…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… everything to thaw out of its ice prison witch still made the surface slippery and dangerous for the residents."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… got its start as a suffragette group, was and still is a focus of community life in South Blue Hill. New In-migrations since the 1950s."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"I would love it if we still had a movie theater in Lincoln. Instead of putting gas money in so we can go see one, we can use it for a movie and for…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Wire mills still exist today, but workers use high-tech machines to cut the wire and shrink it to a certain diameter."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Marden’s still has a room that is like “The Cove Room” and that is where they keep all the clothes. After the renovation of Osgood’s they put some of…"