Maine Memory Network

Riverbank Park Dedication Plaque on boulder, Westbrook, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Riverbank Park, Westbrook, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Westbrook Media: Postcard

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… material and it was almost all down hill to the riverbank! Surface granite was worked to produce foundation stones, mill stones and door sills."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… roadbed grade down to the foundation set in the riverbanks. The cable anchorages, consisting of long wrought iron eye-bars, were sunken and…"

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins

Franco-Americans in Maine