Maine Memory Network

Derby Race, Park Avenue, Portland ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Film of baton twirling in Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Portland High School athletic field, Portland, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Portland Client: P.H.S. Athletic Association Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… booked Elvis to play two nights at the brand new stadium on August 17-18, 1977. The Civic Center cancelled the concerts when Elvis died in Memphis…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars