Maine Memory Network

Harold L. Cushing, Bucksport, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Bucksport Media: Photographic print

The Cushing House, Elliot Street, Thomaston, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Cushing property, N. Side Island Avenue and Cushing Street, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles E. Cushing Use: Dwelling

Cushing property, N. Side Island Avenue and Cushing Street, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles E. Cushing Use: Summer Dwelling

House for C. Cushing on Cushing Island, Portland, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: C. Cushing Architect: John Calvin Stevens

House for Thomas Cushing on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Thomas Cushing Architect: John Calvin Stevens

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.

Graduation Season

Graduations -- and schools -- in the 19th through the first decade of the 20th century often were small affairs and sometimes featured student presentations that demonstrated what they had learned. They were not necessarily held in May or June, what later became the standard "end of the school year."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"When Cushing died in 1840, Overlock, after building a house for himself on Knox Street, set up his own house building business. Edward W."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Pickering Rufus Prince Arvida Hayford J. A. Cushing Benjamin Kimball George B. McClellan Memphis riot Impeachment discussions Indianapolis riot…"

Portland cuisine supports health in West Africa
by Maria Cushing

I present Portuguese inspired food to fundraise for Amigos de Mente

My life as a revolutionary knitter
by Katharine Cobey

Moving to Maine and confronting knitting stereotypes