Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… father, Charles Davenport, are the most important people connected to this location. George P. Davenport was born at 55 Front Street, his father's…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"As it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the goods but some of it was taken away by the flames."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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

""Maine First" This “vision” for Gannett's papers was simple; consider the market. The Press Herald would keep the readers happy with a reasonable…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"In 1855 this growth manifested itself in Biddeford's transition from town to city. Biddeford's first mayor was Daniel Eton Somes, a developer and…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… airports in the state and an outline of notable people in the industry. Famous pilots such as Charles Lindbergh and Frances Grayson made stops in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… to launch the year-long MCHP initiative; Over 60 people are in attendance Larissa Vigue Picard, MCHP Community Partnership Coordinator, shows…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"The first company of Biddeford volunteers left in May of 1861. By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"The first auto race in the United States was November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Territory for fish stages was allotted on a first-come first-served basis, and ships' captains soon realized the advantages of having "caretakers"…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks of April 1865 represented a time of celebration that the Civil War was over."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"During the first Congress in 1789 “An Act to regulate the Collection of Duties Imposed by law on the tonnage of Ships or vessels, and on goods, wares…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"These people began calling Holmes Road the Vinegar Road, a name that originated from the kegs of vinegar that Libby transported over the road from…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"On the first page we were introduced to Dickie Dare, who taught us much about the printed word.” Now in our schools we have many textbooks for each…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… successful and ultimately employed thousands of people. By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"1840McArthur Public Library The first sawmill was built around 1853, and before the coming of Samuel Batchelder and the cotton mills, lumber was…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… well, and I was very glad they could visit the First Parish Meetinghouse and do the Museum in the Streets."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was by ferry. The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… course and new beginnings (1955-Present) First Universalist Church, Biddeford, 1955McArthur Public Library Small, innovative businesses…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"Not much detail is known about that first winter, except that it was a success and led to further settlement of the area."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… in the event, with one hundred and eighty-five people attending. By the 1920s, the schools had formed a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"The men and times of Pepperell: an account of the first hundred years of the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, incorporated February 16, 1844."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… and the other part is about not wanting to offend people of certain religions. But, in the past, holidays played a role in school life."