Maine Memory Network

Thoughts of Freedom
by Raymond

Painting my thoughts and loves while incarcerated at Maine State Prison

The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court

Hasan Jasim: Putting his life on the line for this country
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

An Iraqi interpreter shares insights on the value and price of freedom

Love is greater than peace, For peace is founded upon love
by Parivash Rohani

My journey from Iran to Maine

Make It Great Again
by SC

2020, Acrylic on canvas

We Are An Ordinary Family
by Catherine

Maine's abolitionists offer an answer to my questions about my family's experiences.

Beef Cutlet always reminds me of home in Iran
by Parivash Rohani

Making beef cutlet in Maine connects me to my home in Iran and my Baha'i faith.

The gift of a necklace
by Parivash Rohani

When I was born my grandmother gave me a part of a Baha’i prayer for protection.

Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary Birth
by Anonymous

My birth at the Portland Eye & Ear Infirmary/ Children's Hospital in 1951

If You Knew My Story
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

A story about incarceration in Maine

How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down