Maine Memory Network

Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Thomas S. Bourne through Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Kennebunk Media: Daguerreotype

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"X Ginger Beer Bottle, ca. 1825-1850 Bourne, Denby, England Stoneware Collections of Dyer Library / Saco Museum Increasingly soft drinks were…"

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"In 1855 shipbuilder George W. Bourne decided to remodel the exterior of his brick Federal style house by adding a fanciful overlay of wooden Gothic…"