Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… rose to the rank of Major before her release from active duty on April 26, 1946. Mattie never actually lived in Guilford but claimed it as her home…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"He operated a wood mill in Arundel and actively supported the colonists in the Revolution. This was Stephen Titcomb’s heritage as he prepared to…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"The Serenaders. a group of seventeen girls, along with the school Superintendent Dr. Pauline I. McCready, also the Conductor-Accompanist, ventured…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… been enthusiastic about all of these experiential activities, including this year's work on the Maine Memory Website."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… migration, in addition to the centralization of activities at Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, Alice L."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… splendid feature in the procession was the boys schools being each school in seperate companies with a regular set of captains Lieut sargents &c…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship characterizes Surry's Friends of Morgan Bay who have worked tirelessly with the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… settlements that had their own stores, schools (please visit Schools), churches, wharves and post offices."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… Swan's Island she is a school board member, is an active member of the Historical Society and does silk painting."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"It stands today. He was active in town affairs and participated in a committee to research and build better roads for the town."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Early Farmington had a very active musical community. In 1886, crisis struck the Village of Farmington."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… the illustration in a journal about his life and activities that he began in 1864. He wrote, "The Old Town House in Hampden has to this day a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"… beginning in 1864 reflecting on his life and activities, show Ryder, at left, as he looked when he began working for Martin and the boy, at right…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"Hampden became the place to go for social activities such as Riverside Park. However, as time passed and places like Riverside Park that offered…"

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

"… on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids). Sheldon Carlson and Josephine Swann dancing…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… Ellsworth, Hampden, and Bangor, and the general activities and people surrounding him, Martin provides small drawings that provide visual detail of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… and other printed materials was a popular activity starting in the mid nineteenth century. Ellen Gruber Garvey wrote in her book Writing with…"