Maine Memory Network

Fire at Bernstein's Store, Yarmouth, 1913

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1913-07-13 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Fire at Bernstein's Store, Yarmouth, 1913

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1913-07-13 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

183-189 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Deering Realty Company Use: Garage

Yarmouth Junior-Senior High School proposed addition, Yarmouth, 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972 Location: Yarmouth Client: Town of Yarmouth Architect: Wadsworth, Boston, Dimick, Mercer & Weatherill

Yarmouth Junior-Senior High School addition, Yarmouth, 1978-1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1978–1979 Location: Yarmouth Client: Town of Yarmouth Architect: Wadsworth, Boston, Dimick, Mercer & Weatherill

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Exhibits

"Exhibits "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland Brothers of the Civil War Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… website – we’re glad you found us! Ancient North Yarmouth, the original 1680 plantation in the Province of Maine, spawned seven towns including…"

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous

Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler

An Exploration into Maine's History

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
This investigation was designed to utilize the resources of the Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress. Students will have the opportunity to create their own albums from MMN, research their local history, and that of the state of Maine. This is a progressive approach that begins with an investigation into Yarmouth, Maine’s history, however, it could easily be adapted for any home town. Part of the exploration includes suggested visits to the local historical society and discussions with the school historian. The creative writing piece calls for students to become someone who lived in their town 100 years ago; they find the information they need be research on MMN and the Library of Congress and then write and share their stories. Along each step of the way, students created, saved, and shared albums of materials related to their research and work on MMN. The second part of this lesson is designed to coincide with the study of the history of the state of Maine and of the United States.

Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland. Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004. Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.