Maine Memory Network

54 Spruce Street, Sanford, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Spruce gum collector, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal

9 Spruce Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William A. Build Use: Dwelling - Single family

9 Spruce Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William A. Build Use: Garage

Charles E. Gore houses, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Charles E. Gore Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Foulke residence preliminary site plan, Seal Harbor, 1992-1995

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–1995 Location: Mount Desert Client: William G. Foulke Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest

Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… Byron was known for its forests of maple, birch, spruce, and pine, and logging was a major industry."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"1st ed. Vol. 1. Ser. 1. Spruce Head. This book is about the Cilley family during the Civil War. It discusses the history of the Cilley family…"

In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood

An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.