Maine Memory Network

Diving board, Good Will Home, Fairfield, ca. 1925

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1925 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1840 Location: Hampden Media: Ink on paper

Portland Boys Club, Portland, 1914-1973

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914–1973 Location: Portland; Portland; Portland Client: Portland Boys Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

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.

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.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"The spectacle of people on fire included their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature…"

A Loon's World
by Norma Salway

Loons on Songo Pond

The Point
by Norma K. Salway

In the summer, on the eastern shore of Songo, kids dove from a leaning tree