Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"This classic shingle style home sits high above the Kennebec River town of Hallowell, Maine. Note the turret and open, rounded porch which are drawn…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… Tabitha King Foundation, is the perfect place to sit for a spell and read the newspaper, chat with friends, or hold a meeting."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"He wrote of that it was "the easiest swing I ever sit in," adding, "we have had gent & Ladies swing in it from New York Indianna Massachusets & many…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"Two boys stand behind them and a third sits in front of his father. O.R. Patch family, Bangor, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories. They had the living room closed off with a blanket to keep in heat."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… small cape will abut a Victorian; a bungalow will sit beside what once must have been a farmhouse. One feels in the presence of each house a sense…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"At right, she is in "her ever favoured hobby sitting by a window all alone in a rocking chair her foot on another chair reading." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… July 20 1862 dressed in dirty ragged clothes sitting on the high ways by the fences and sketching churches and various buildings on a roll of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… perhaps worn in the relaxed privacy of a ladies sitting room when entertaining a few close friends for tea, a reciprocal activity that maintained…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"A bronze plaque sits on a ledge just outside of Seal Harbor as a memorial to Champlain’s visit by and naming of Mount Desert Island."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… To this day, Hallowell’s old muster awards still sit in the fire department building. The private owned category was for people who owned cars or…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… is now known to all of us as a nice family, sit-down restaurant in downtown Stockholm, Maine. There are now two present owners that run the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"In Blue Hill Bay there still sits an island called Long Island that was once a thriving community but now is void of anyone."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Today the facility sits empty, a staunch reminder of the present economy. X Resources: Guilford, Maine, Celebrating 175 Years of Growth…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The concrete core walls of the dam (4 ft. thick) sit on solid ledge. The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"There were two widely used poses, sitting and standing. Of the former, an unidentified soldier posed for this tintype in a field studio, with a…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… a solo singer with a hand drum or multiple people sitting and singing together around a larger drum."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The bed and breakfast sits where part of an apple orchard used to be. The orchard ran up the ill in the middle of Guilford, and four of the remaining…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage) is the man sitting on the grass at the left in the front row. His wife, Mabelle Strout Savage, is the left-most woman standing on the porch…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"As an off duty CMP crew member, I was sitting on the couch eating pretzels with my daughter. It was 3:30 in the afternoon when I got a call from work…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"Well we sit around our boat so long when we started to get out of the boat, most of us fell down. Couldn’t walk, their legs, been cooped up there so…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Members of the band can be seen sitting on the knoll to the left of the Library building. To the right is the F.S. Stevens home built by C.F."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… beardless Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) sitting on the porch of his cottage at the popular summer resort of Nahant, Massachusetts."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… five-gallon cans to be filled…Otis was usually sitting in his rocking chair by the big pot-bellied stove in the middle of the floor and didn’t move…"