Maine Memory Network

Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb, Portland, ca. 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1932 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Upper Ridge, (Fox & Perry House), Bridgton, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Patterson studio, Cape Elizabeth, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: C. R. Patterson Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Alexander Bower house and studio, Cape Elizabeth, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Alexander Bower Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Capturing Arts and Artists in the 1930s

Emmie Bailey Whitney of the Lewiston Journal Saturday Magazine and her husband, noted amateur photographer G. Herbert Whitney, captured in words and photographs the richness of Maine's arts scene during the Great Depression.

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… his ministerial calling by producing a book with artistic representations of Scripture Animals. His father died in 1777 while serving in the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"1960-1980: Noel Paul Stookey: Noel Paul Stookey, of Peter, Paul and Mary fame moved to Blue Hill in 1973. He then proceeded to open a recording…"

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)
by Jessi Mallory

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)

Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks

How I became a country and bluegrass musician