History
Friendship School
School days long ago
On the Beat as a Summer Reporter
The buzz of the newsroom at Portland’s newspapers in the 1960s laid the foundation for a high school summer reporter to one day become Maine’s State Historian.
Carving Out Scenes from the Sea
Talented Camden woodcarver Lloyd Hansen Thomas brought ships, eagles, and the sea to life.
Potato Digging at Van Buren, Maine
Harvesting an agriculture mainstay
Josephine Davis Townsend’s Postcards from Monhegan
Josephine Davis Townsend’s real photo postcards captured life on Monhegan Island in the 1930s.
Swimming Scene — Medomak Lake, Washington, Maine
A summer camp for boys from the history books
Ice Time in Rockport
An old-fashioned ice harvest
Thurza Foss and Her Photos from Harmony
Left with a farm to run and a family to feed, an early 20th-century woman created photo postcards that offer a glimpse into rural living in northern Maine.
When Cattle Pounds Kept Strays at Bay
In rural Maine, the town cattle pound helped keep the peace.
Friends on a Winter Day in Rockport
A snowy 1949 scene from Maine photographer Kosti Ruohomaa.
