Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"In 1928 the Sunday Telegram ran an article “Outlook for Aviation in Maine Brighter” that discussed an overview of the growth of aviation in Maine…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The only school that has not burned is the current school on the High School land. In 1919 Stockholm decided to build a grade C high school."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"They have meetings every first Sunday of the month and training every second Monday. They work hard to keep Guilford people and businesses safe, by…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Upon leaving school he entered the employ of the City of Portland as rod man in the Department of Public Works."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"They are open Thursday to Sunday and is the best place to eat in Aroostook County. It is a popular place for the local people to eat, and many people…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged immigrants."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"… Saturday, February sixteenth and by midnight on Sunday, there was a full foot of snow. Near the beginning of the storm, snow plows were able to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… labors, rested in its sheltered waters on Sundays. The southern portion of Sabbathday Harbor was called Saturday Cove."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… several transport ships on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 15, 16, and 17, 1865. His illustrations show the Charles Thomas and the John…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society Sunday forenoon, a commemorative service was held in the town hall by the Methodist and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Minister of the North Church was preaching one Sunday when he honored Mr. Daniel Bonney for providing a a tin cup on a chain for men to get a drink…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"Clevie remarried after Mary, a Sunday school teacher, passed away in 1950. He married his second wife Erdine Kent Watling in 1954, and the couple…"