Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Province of Maine

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1801

Media: paper

Title: Maine General Hospital Building

Contributed by: Maine Medical Center Archives

Date: circa 1876

Location: Portland

Media: Photograph

Title: Chamberlain and 20th Maine, Gettysburg reunion, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Location: Gettysburg

Media: Black and white photograph

Address: 485 Congress Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Maine Historical Society

Use: Office

Address: 517-519 Congress Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Maine Charitable Mechanics Association

Use: Stores & Offices

Address: 275 Vaughan Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary

Use: Dwelling - Single family

Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Guilford, Maine

An extensive history of a small central Maine town as compiled by team members from Guilford Historical Society and Piscataquis Community Middle School, with input from Guilford Memorial Library, Guilford Economic Development Board, and the Guilford’s town office. Manufacturing, festive events, historic buildings, notable veterans, and education, are covered in depth.