Maine Memory Network

Montpelier museum, Thomaston, ca. 1931

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1931 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Baluster from Montpelier, ca. 1794

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1794 Location: Thomaston Media: Wood

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

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.