Maine Memory Network

Tombstone Every Mile, 1966

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1966 Media: Phonograph record

Streets of Laredo/Foggy, Foggy Dew, Westbrook, 1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Westbrook Media: Polyvinyl chloride

Record property, N. Side Adams Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gideon S. Record Use: Dwelling

Record property, E. Side Adams Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gideon S. Record Use: Summer Dwelling

Block for Mr. Alvin Record, Livermore Falls, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Livermore Falls Client: Alvin Record Architect: George M. Coombs

House on Craigie Street for Mr. E.L. Lincoln, Portland, 1924-1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1931 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Edward L. Lincoln Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824 Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661Maine Historical Society The…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records Acknowledgement In the twenty-first century, historians and tribal scholars have turned to these…"

My Paper Industry career and setting up a museum
by Sherry Judd

I worked in and around the Paper Industry all my life. Now I run Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.

Translating 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders
by Dwayne Tomah

Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) discusses the importance of 1890 recordings

Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Song of Hiawatha"

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.

Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8 Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.