Maine Memory Network

Potato processing storage bin, Aroostook County, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Media: Photographic print

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Parts Storage, Derby, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print

Reed property, Joseph Reed Storage, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph B. Reed Use: Storage

Reed property, Joseph Reed Storage Shed, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph B. Reed Use: Storage

Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. poultry processing plant, Ellsworth, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Ellsworth Client: Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Lorenzo De Medici Sweat Memorial, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1966 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Portland Society of Art Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Nuclear Energy for Maine?

Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset generated electricity from 1972 until 1996. Activists concerned about the plant's safety led three unsuccessful referendum campaigns in the 1980s to shut it down.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"The conveyor takes the ice to the ice storage building shown in the photograph. Each ice block is approximately 24 inches x 24 inches by 20 inches…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"

From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima