Maine Memory Network

Am Chofshi gay pride, Portland, 1990

Contributed by: USM Sampson Center for Diversity through Colby College Special Collections Date: 1990 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Packed With Pride potato bag, Monticello, 1970

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1970 Location: Monticello Media: Paper

Assessor's Record, 1883 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred Pride Use: Barn

Assessor's Record, 1883 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred Pride Use: Silo

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"At one time Prides was one of the world’s largest golf tee manufacturers. Prides made golf tees for pro golfers such as Arnold Palmer and Gary Player."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Pride Sales Agency was established in 1930 in Tampa, Florida by Fletcher Pride to manufacture wooden cigar tips for the Hav-a-Tampa Jewel Cigar."

I'm fortunate to live in Livermore Falls
by Kenny Jacques

I've seen a lot of changes in Livermore Falls, and hope we will reinvent again soon.

Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system

Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland. Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004. Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.