Maine Memory Network

"When the Lilacs are in Bloom" sheet music cover, Rumford Falls, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Rumford Falls Media: Ink on paper

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Woman at Roller Skating Rink, Saco, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Saco Media: Print from glass negative

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope

Amato's Italian Sandwiches

Beef Cutlet always reminds me of home in Iran
by Parivash Rohani

Making beef cutlet in Maine connects me to my home in Iran and my Baha'i faith.