Maine Memory Network

Jenifer Van Deusen - SEED's Head Gardener
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Jenifer on SEED and how it helped prepare Maine for the MLTI.

Translating 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders
by Dwayne Tomah

Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) discusses the importance of 1890 recordings

Bull Moose
by Chris Brown

The history of Bull Moose Music, one of Maine's favorite music stores

Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community

USCG Boot Camp Experience, Vietnam War era
by Peter S. Morgan, Jr.

"Letters to the Wall" Memorial Day

Vegetarians and Zoonosis
by Avery Yale Kamila

Colds, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, plague and COVID-19 group under zoonotic diseases

Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins

Franco-Americans in Maine

Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
by Ken Brooks

How the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum began

One of the first abstract painters in Maine
by William Manning

I have grown as a painter in ways I might not have if I moved to New York

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by Chris Sockalexis

Playing powwow music with my group, the RezDogs

Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC

COME OUT SWINGIN'!
by Brian Daly

I wrote a musical comedy about Lewiston hosting the Ali-Liston title fight in 1965.

Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila

Animal agriculture's ties to climate change

From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm

The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History

militakwat
by Jason Brown

A story about Jason Brown's orchestral debut, militakwat

Sustainable Futures
by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Middlebury College

Climate change is the biggest thing humans have ever done. So we need to think big as we take it on.

The Tomah Basket
by James Boyce

Learning to make Maliseet Tomah baskets

How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.

Importance of Insects in Maine
by Charlene Donahue

Doing Insect surveys with the Maine Entomological Society

Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.

Love is greater than peace, For peace is founded upon love
by Parivash Rohani

My journey from Iran to Maine

Nicole Morin-Scribner: living the dreams of her immigrant parent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A 6-year-old immigrant makes the most of her opportunities while staying connected to her roots

30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma

30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine