Maine Memory Network

Result of fire, Belfast, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885-07-12 Location: Belfast Media: Stereograph

Exchange Hotel fire, Houlton, 1942

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1942 Location: Houlton Media: Photograph

First Baptist Church, Portland, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Client: First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"News Article by Emily Markham DEVASTATING FLOOD OF HALLOWELL Many people all across Maine and even some parts of New England have heard of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Many were devastated by this disaster, Rebuilding made difficult with heavy plaster, The water and people are gone, But those disastrous days live on."

Why environmental advocacy is critical for making baskets
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

My advocacy work for the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance

Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark