Maine Memory Network

American LaFrance engine, Brewer, 1947

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1947 Location: Bangor Media: Metal and Rubber

Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947

Contributed by: Bar Harbor Historical Society Date: 1947-10-23 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Satterlee residence, Bar Harbor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Louisa Morgan Satterlee Architect: Beatrix Farrand

The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"MDI and the Fire of 1947 Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society The Fire of 1947 wiped out nearly 70 summer homes…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"On Friday, October 17, 1947, after a dangerously dry summer, a fire broke out in a cranberry bog outside Hulls Cove."

Bob "Coach" Cote: Highlights from life of a Biddeford legend
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Bob talks about growing up in Biddeford, sports, the fire of 1947, and closing of St. Louis High.

John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The evolution of a family business providing funeral services