Maine Memory Network

Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Portland, 1922

Why was Calvin Coolidge in Maine in 1922?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Vice presidential campaign poster, 1968

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1968 Media: Poster

Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"However, for his second term President Lincoln chose Andrew Johnson as his Vice President. Hannibal Hamlin was very important in putting Maine on the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Bangor's own Hannibal Hamlin was the vice presidential candidate along with the Illinois colossus Abraham Lincoln as the presidential candidate."

If You Knew My Story
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

A story about incarceration in Maine

Used, Abused, Battered, and Confused
by Anonymous (Maine Correctional Center)

The experience of domestic violence and the criminal justice system in Maine