Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"The mid twentieth century (1950-1980) clothing at Maine Historical Society is but a small fraction of the Society's overall garment holdings, which…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"Early Twentieth Century Embellished velvet and silk gown, ca. 1895Maine Historical Society Lewiston's Mary King Scrimgeour's small, but…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Late Twentieth Century Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960Surry Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Early Twentieth Century Daily Living During the Jazz Age of 1920s, Surry had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"Twentieth-Century Community Life Bar Harbor and Bar Island, ca. 1930 Bar Harbor, as it appeared in 1930.Maine Historical Society Islanders…"

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… on March 3, 1906, and stayed well on through the twentieth century as a major landmark in Guilford. It was a small hotel and contained three small…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"By the early twentieth century, several Maine architects relied on professional delineators for their renderings."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… classes for girls developed later in the twentieth century. There was also a bookkeeping course which many people today want re-added to the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"The project documents European settlement of northern New England, specifically coastal and interior Maine, land distribution, and conflicts before…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"In the early twentieth century, a golf course was established on Parker Point where a club house was later built in 1912."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… Maine Experience (2017), Fashionable Maine: early twentieth century clothing (2016), and Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… extensive acquisition of late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century dress acquired from Westbrook College in 1993, as well as more recent individual…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"During the early years of the twentieth century, upscale cottages were built along the shore. In 1913, Josiah Newton Davidson, a Pittsburgh banker…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… and receive one Peck of Corn on every five and twentieth day of December for a due Acknowledgment forever.” These recorded “acknowledgments” are…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… unknown to Euro-Americans even into the twentieth century. The fur trader and map maker David Thompson (1770-1857), famous today for his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early Twentieth-Century Ups and Downs By 1900 Bath’s population had surpassed the 10,000 mark, a figure that would decrease by 1910 and then increase…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth century suits, which constitute a significant feature of the overall MHS collection."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"L., Jr., 1995, “A Summary History of Bath, Maine 1850 to 1990.” Bath, Maine: Core Committee of the Comprehensive Plan for Bath, 1995."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Print. Pullen, John J. The Twentieth Maine: a volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1957. Print. Reilly, Wayne E."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… A year-long learning experience that has led to the creation of many exhibits on the Maine Memory Network to tell the story of Downtown Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site…"