Maine Memory Network

Burgess and O'Brien Store, Thomaston, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

O'Brien Crocker Business Ad Card, Thomaston, ca. 1871

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Ink on paper

99 Torrey Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: O'Brien & Goodridge Use: Ice House

130 Hartley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Katherine H. O'Brien Use: Dwelling - Single family

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"1802 Oil on wood Courtesy of Bevinn O'Brien From the earliest decades of English settlement in Maine and the rest of New England, licensed tavern…"

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"The Edward O'Brien House Edward O'Brien House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1845 George Robinson sold the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"The Carr O'Brien Block Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society In 1852 Edward O’Brien and Benjamin Carr, former prison…"