Maine Memory Network

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… politicians, and athletes, as a way to engage new audiences and increase sales. The Portland Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"While a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the mid-century suit, paired with a stylish hat, was a popular choice for social…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"It is tailored for a non-specialist audience. The overview provides a contextualized history of fashion interpreted and illustrated through items…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… and skills and to create products for real audiences. Learning expeditions support critical literacy, promote character development, create a sense…"

Maine Maritime Museum

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Hudson Museum

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Dixfield Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Art

"… to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a silhouette or a portrait…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… project are important and significant to many audiences, including, and especially, Wabanaki people."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Jay Leno or Jon Stewart who entertain today’s audiences with a clever mixture of farce and facts, he was an Indian showman for his time."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… content designed for a broader public audience. Draper's claim northeast of Bath, 1795Maine Historical Society In 2020, Maine Historical…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… by two or more pianos, while an appreciative audience looked on. Begun in 1984 as an attempt to bring attention to the threat of nuclear holocaust…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"For 16 summers the Surry Theater thrilled audiences of 300 with a taste of Broadway on the coast of Maine. Program cover ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"He told the audience that they printed labels of all types, from soap wrappers to whiskey labels, and sheets of Christmas wrap."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the collection to make it accessible to a wide audience. A grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has made that possible."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"These frequent visits offered Gannett's Maine audience a steady stream of coverage on the topic. Captain Harry M. Jones Pilot Harry M."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"An audience of some two hundred visited the gallery on opening night. An overflow crowd stayed to listen to the entire hour-long documentary."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"But his biggest audiences would come at the camp meetings that were held in towns near enough to travel."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… their escorts provided a scene of beauty to the audience seated in the balcony. Guilford Town Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society…"