Maine Memory Network

John Quincy Adams regarding Adams' esteem for the Wadsworths, Boston, 1809

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1809-07-11 Location: Boston; Portland Media: Ink on paper

Josiah Pierce on diplomatic appointment, 1855

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Sewall camp additions, Phippsburg, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Phippsburg Client: Harold M. Sewall Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… warfare, Maine offered a strategic location, diplomatic access to a vast network of Indigenous powers, and timber aplenty to boost Britain’s naval…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… land dealings; early contact, interactions, and diplomatic relationships with Wabanaki people; Massachusetts colonial governance; and…"

Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption