Maine Memory Network

Moving Granite, Outer Winthrop Street, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Views of Augusta, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Lithgow Public Library Date: circa 1906 Location: Augusta Media: Postcard

400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… Free Library Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Communities grow where nature provides raw materials…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… from the Stinchfield and Longfellow quarries on Lithgow Hill (known today as Granite Hill) to the Cutting Sheds was a challenge."