Maine Memory Network

Portable Desk, York, ca. 1810

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1810 Location: York Media: Eastern white pine with mahogany and birch veneers

Lady with Dove, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women

Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Each of these ladies contributed to our history in untold ways. Mary Snow Mary Snow, also known as “Bangor’s Most Famous Daughter”, was born in…"

Sister Viola Lausier: Finance Director with a big heart
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A life dedicated to applying financial and leadership expertise in the service of others.

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