Maine Memory Network

Odd Fellows Block, Biddeford, ca. 1874

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1874 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Odd Fellows Building, Biddeford, 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

21 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Odd Fellows Hall Association Use: Mercantile

645 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Odd Fellows Hall Co. of Deering Use: Bank & Offices

Pejepscot I.O.O.F. building, Brunswick, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Brunswick Client: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Sketch for Odd Fellows & Masonic building, North Anson, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: North Anson Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"… The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store The McCormick house Ocean View Hotel Odd Fellows Hall"

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima