Maine Memory Network

Underwood Theater, Falmouth, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print

Modern rendering of John Small's map of Falmouth, 1753

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1753 Location: Falmouth Media: Map, ink on paper

19 Falmouth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clough Maxim Co. Use: Apartments

47 Falmouth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clarence A Rogers Use: Apartments

Falmouth High School addition, Falmouth, 1930-1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1935 Location: Falmouth Client: Town of Falmouth Architect: John P. Thomas

Improvements at Falmouth Hotel stairs and cocktail lounge, Portland, 1920-1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920–1936 Location: Portland Client: Falmouth Hotel Architect: John P. Thomas; Poor & Thomas

The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

A Soldier's Declaration of Independence

William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"X Within the columns of the Falmouth Gazette, separation was often debated and more commonly defended."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"[5] Falmouth Gazette, 4/30/1785. For more on the different Gazette contributors and their pseudonyms see Hatch, Maine: A History, 181."

William Manning in conversation with Christopher Crosman
by William Manning and Christopher Crosman

A conversation between an artist and art historian

One of the first abstract painters in Maine
by William Manning

I have grown as a painter in ways I might not have if I moved to New York