Maine Memory Network

Vivian Milner Akers portrait of Judge Stearns, 1948

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Norway Media: Oil on canvas

George W. Stearns High School, Millinocket, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

50 Mackworth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Levi W. Stearns Use: Dwelling - Single family

Stearns High School renovations, Millinocket, 1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Millinocket Client: Town of Stearns Architect: Wadsworth, Boston, Dimick, Mercer & Weatherill

Residence for Mr. & Mrs. H. Stearns, Waterville, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Waterville Client: Herbert Sterns Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"Sweeney, and he was the only coach! Then Mr. Paul Stearns took over, and he coached for the next 18 years."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Mincemeat Recipe
by Marian Fowler

A recipe for mincemeat, along with the recipe's history.