Maine Memory Network

Saco and Pettee Machine Shops order acknowledgment, Biddeford, 1908

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1908-02-14 Location: Biddeford; Brunswick Media: Postcard

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's Derby Machine Shop, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print

Machine Shop, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jones Real Estate Company Use: Machine Shop

Machine Shop, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clinton W Davis Agent Use: Machine Shop

Machine Shop for the Thos. Laughlin Co., Portland, 1905-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905–1920 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Thomas Laughlin Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens 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.

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The bodice is trimmed with machine-made blue fringe, knotted at the header, and black machine-made lace at the neck, peplum waist (short, gathered…"

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time