Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block Text by Alex Anderson, Justin Collander, Dylan Crowell, Matt Nelson, and Lauren Quimby 7th grade students at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Red Men's Hall, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Fraternal organizations such as the Redmen and the Odd Fellows appeared on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Swan followed the current trend of wealthy men acquiring large estates. He built a sawmill, a gristmill, a store, and an elaborate mansion for his…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… cotton dresses, or remaking and dyeing an old one. Black silks or mourning crape were another class of, often unaffordable, mourning."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While pirating French couture designs was an old practice, in the 1950s some U.S. manufacturers contracted and made arrangements with French…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… Historical Society Rarity makes examples of old work clothes, and what they tell us, among the most valued objects in a collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society Expensive establishment old style couture or similar high style-type clothing still retained appeal, but only to a shrinking…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited Baird's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

Early Maine Photography - War

"… are contrasted with those of several young men who served in the Civil War. Simon Dearborn of Monmouth joined the staff of his illustrious uncle…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"One such celebration was Memorial Day. Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"Two twenty-one-year-old men were found guilty of arson soon after. A committee was founded to figure out where to build a new church and to oversee…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In Liberty Men and Great Proprietors, Alan Taylor observed that in the years following the Revolutionary War…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… He suggested that women's fashions changed when men went off to the Civil War. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"They brought in photos of Fritz doing the old "twist and kiss" stone cutting move. Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1950."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… The first floor of the building contains an old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… about the island telephone system took place in the 1960s. As you will hear in the audio, the phone system was old fashioned even for the '60s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach. There would be dips in the very cold water, but much of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"They could get two farms inspected at once. The men would go from New Sweden to Ashland to do these inspections."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"… "Gentlemen of Large Property & Judicious Men". Somersworth: New Hampshire Pub. Co, 1975. Saxine, Ian."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from…"