Maine Memory Network

Cape Shore Shell advertisment, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Shell Station on Main Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"However, the amount of gas per week a family got depended on how important the vehicle was. People were encouraged to ride together in cars."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Warming Oceans
by David Reidmiller, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

The rate of warming in the Gulf of Maine is faster than that of more than 95% of the world’s oceans

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.