Maine Memory Network

Egg Rock Light, Frenchmans Bay, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: 1875 Location: Winter Harbor Media: Postcard

Egg Rock Light, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Winter Harbor Media: Postcard

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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