Maine Memory Network

Bathing suit, Bristol, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bristol Media: wool, cotton

Women in bathing costume, 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Hadlock property, S. Side Bathing Beach, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lucy H. Hadlock Use: Summer Dwelling

Cushing property, South shore, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles E Cushing Use: Bath House

School Building for the City of Bath, 1899-1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1915 Location: Bath Client: City of Bath Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Hospital Addition, Bath, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Bath; Bath Client: Bath Memorial Hospital Architect: Alonzo J. Harriman

Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans

Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School and two local experts from the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten…"

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving