Maine Memory Network

Moxie glasses, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Friendship Media: Glass Negative

Anne Longfellow Pierce's chocolate drinking cup, Portland, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Location: Portland Media: Porcelain

53-55 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William E Dolan Use: Dwelling & Store

91 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alesandro DiMatteo Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling & Store

Maine Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta, 1893-1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1909 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta; Vinylhaven, 1893-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1907 Location: Vinylhaven; Augusta; Vinylhaven Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"Drinking Implements Back to: 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret X Scamman Jug, 1689-1702 Germany, Westerwald District Salt-glazed…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"Why Study the History of Drinking? The history of drinking in Maine and America is rich and complex."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"… everybody ice cream cookies and something to drink. That is how my grandmother, Edwena, spent her life in the potato fields in The County."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 3 of 17

"… to expand as the demand for chilled food and drinks grew. Ice was the primary way of preserving food until freon refrigeration was created in the…"

Hand carrying water in Marshfield
by Dorothy Gardner

Ways of getting water in rural Maine. From fetching water from a stream to having a well.

Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.