Maine Memory Network

Bill of sale for slave Scippio, 1759

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1759-12-07 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper

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William Pepperrell receipt for purchase of enslaved man, 1718

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1718-05-26 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Sale property, S.E. Side City Vew Avenue, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas D. Sale Use: Summer Dwelling

Assessor's Record, 73 Revere Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas D. Sale Use: Shed

Darling Motor Company sales room and garage, Bangor, 1945-1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1949 Location: Bangor Client: Darling Motor Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

South Paris Library, Paris, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Paris Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s

Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings c. 1859, New location X C. 1958 X Text by Keith, Kristen and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"… Presque Isle Historical Society by Carroll's Auto Sales Hello, my name is Mac and I started working for Carroll’s Auto Sales in Presque Isle, Maine…"

For Sale
by ALD

2022 Pen on paper 9 x 12 in

A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

The Fur Trade in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.