Maine Memory Network

Circa 1790s "Manikin dolls" illustration, Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Location: Portland Media: watercolor, ink on paper

Reverend Emery H. Butts, New Portland, circa 1900

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Glass Negative

Dorsey Housing, Old Town, ca. 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1977 Location: Old Town Client: Dorsey Housing Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Greenville YMCA, Greenville, ca. 1971

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1971 Location: Greenville Client: YMCA Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

Powering Pejepscot Paper Co.

In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"The Old House (circa 1820-2013) Painting of Asticou ca. 1860-1870Northeast Harbor Library The Old House built, by A.C."

St. Joseph Healthcare

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Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA

A case of mistaken animal identity
by Judy Loeven

The time my neighbor's dog Tyson got away, or so I thought.

The Fur Trade in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.