Maine Memory Network

Great Fire of Houlton, 1902, 1902

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1902-05-18 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Flood, Bangor, 1902

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1902-03-20 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Dr. Swasey cottage, Cape Elizabeth, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Dr. Swasey Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Snow house on Neal Street, Portland, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Nellie Snow Architect: John Calvin Stevens

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.

We Saw Lindbergh!

Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Pulp mill on the Mattanawcook Stream, before the…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… Bangor Flood of 1902.Bangor Historical Society 1902 The rain was coming down hard in downtown Bangor on the evening of March 20, 1902."

My Italian grandparents and visiting their homeland
by Sherry Judd

A story about my Italian ancestors in Maine and how I found my family in Italy.

From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm

The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History