Maine Memory Network

Constance Holling - Librarian

Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1969 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years

Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description Librarian Beulah Akeley taken at the Presque…

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "What the book said to the Boy". Library bookmark.

Bookmarks were distributed by librarians to patrons as a courtesy. (They still are) This example employs a verse to instruct young persons on the…