Maine Memory Network

Old City Building, Lewiston, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1885 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Dedication of Bangor City Hall, 1894

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1894-07-04 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Simonton property, City Street, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John R. Simonton Use: Fish House

Graham property, City View Avenue, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frederick W. Graham Use: Summer Dwelling

Leighton Block, Portland, 1915-1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1917 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Every part of the Columbian Block continues to be important to the City of Bath as they always has been and probably will be in the future."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford