Keywords: Philips by the sea
Item 23592
Fortune's Rocks: Interior of Saint Philips by the Sea, 1909-1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1909 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 22497
Interior of St. Philips-by-the-Sea, Biddeford, 1916
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1916 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"Philip Haigis Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Dr."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… men often outfitted their boats for dragging hen (sea) clams, scallops or shrimp. Stream and river fishing was recreational, as well as a source of…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
