Maine Memory Network

Man in Masonic regalia, Bowdoinham, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bowdoinham Media: Tintype

Man wearing Masonic regalia, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Ambrotype

Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"It has a colorful history, with fires, Freemasonry, and several businesses. Over the course of the 153 years that the building has been standing…"