Maine Memory Network

A Mechanic Falls High School student poses on the set of The Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962

Do you know this teenager?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-03-24 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency

Dave Astor and guests off camera on The Dave Astor Show, Portland, ca. 1962

Do you know these teenagers?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency

MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years

Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… at acrobatic dance moves, like jumping into the camera frame. In this photograph, she performed to Mississippi Mud by the Platters, wearing rolled…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… Well when the sun came out, I just picked up my camera and said this is going to be gorgeous, I have to get out there before it melts."