Maine Memory Network

Mr. and Mrs. Shute and their Baby, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Troop instructions from Governor Shute about Wabanaki, 1721

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1721-08-09 Media: Paper

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.