Maine Memory Network

Postal carriers distribute pension application blanks, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-24 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

T. H. Phair residence, Presque Isle, 1895

Contributed by: Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: 1895 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building X Text by Sebastian and Scott, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… the committee consider transitional housing, secured a $20,000 grant from brothers John, Richard and Charles Gendron to finance a study."

Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall

Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.

Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn

Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles