Maine Memory Network

John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Letter to Samuel Taylor concerning Society of Friends business, 1846

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Fairfield; Lynn Media: Ink on paper

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215 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Samuel Shulman Use: Storage

856 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Samuel Goodey Use: Residence

General Plan Showing Conditions June 1, 1917, Samuel T. Bodine Esq. Estate, Villanova, PA, 1914-1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914–1925 Location: Villanova Client: Samuel T. Bodine Architect: Olmsted Brothers

Samuel Pringree House and Cottage, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Client: Samuel Pingree Architect: George M. Coombs

Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death

Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.

The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Captain Samuel Watts House Captain Samuel Watts' House, Knox Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Before the financial…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Samuel L. Carleton of Portland often used the devices of portraiture in his daguerreotypes. On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser…"

From Brooklyn to Maine
by Samuel Gelber

Moving to Maine changed my artistic style, and I continue to learn from the landscape every day.

The tradition of lobstering
by Sadie Samuels

I learned to fish from my Dad and will lobster the rest of my life