Maine Memory Network

Lewis Paint Company employees and fleet of trucks, 39 Washington St., Sanford, ca. 1951

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1951 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Cheney Barber Shop, Lubec, 1975, 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Kodachrome slide

Paint Shop, Mountfort Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas Laughlin Company Use: Paint Shop

Garage, Paint Shop, Store, Machine Shop, Custom House Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Garage, Paint Shop, Store, Machine Shop

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.

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… shop and quickly spread to the harness shop, paint shop and woodshop. The facility was completely destroyed."

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."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.