Keywords: trees, oak
Item 71691
Deering's Oaks, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 148227
Portland and Grove Streets, with entrance to Deering Oaks, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-08-13 Location: Portland Media: Photgraphic print
Exhibit
Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.
Exhibit
A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral
"The ground under his favorite oak tree shifted because of its proximity to the water and the freeze/thaw cycles, so his tomb had to be moved…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3
"The Cafe was in an apartment over Oaks Appliance. You would have to call in advance to reserve a seat. They served pasta and other good Italian food."
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
