Maine Memory Network

Anidrosis Sanitarium, Skowhegan, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1880 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Senator Smith at Guantanamo Naval Air Station, Cuba, 1962

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1962-12-02 Media: Photographic print

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Fallen Heroes: Maine's Jewish Sailors and Soldiers

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"The largest portions were from Canada (25%) and Ireland (12%), two heavily Catholic countries. Prior to this there had been only one Catholic Church…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"All foreigners and gentlemen of distinction from all parts of our country visiting Washington make it one of their first pleasures to pay their…"

An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.