Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… exists as a distinct corporation in the State of Maine "to establish, maintain, and conduct an historical and archives society": with the purpose…"

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

"In 1820 Maine became a state in its own right, no longer a district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

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

"… peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library At the turn of the century Biddeford was a place of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… of fire departments from the various southern Maine communities. Through working together, these communities have been able to quell incredibly…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"… and early 1900’s as the textile industry in Maine thrived. Like ice, this industry was international and products shipped all the way to India and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were up-and-coming areas when the Civil War struck."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"1915McArthur Public Library Throughout Maine during these years most of the large manufactures either moved to the South or where floated along…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"HISTORY of Biddeford...a Maine river town Text by Renée DesRoberts Research & editorial assistance provided by Sally Leahey, Raymond Gaudette…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"From "The Franco-Americans of the state of Maine" (1915) X Every town and city has their prominent citizens, their town fathers and mothers."

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

"Biddeford, ca. 1917Biddeford Historical Society Maine has a long distinguished history of shipbuilding; however, few know that Biddeford shared…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… own right and opened small businesses up and down Main Street. Their businesses included restaurants, groceries, and clothing, paper, and fancy…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"X While there were no battles fought in Maine or the two cities, the citizens back home supported the war in their own way."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"These artists included some of the most well respected and popular composers, musicians, vocalists, dancers, stage actors and film stars of the era."

Belfast Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… he wrote, "In drawing the house & L had I been artist enough to show a Jog I might & wished to represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a…"

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

"… artifacts X "It was wonderful working on the Maine Community Heritage Project. I was so excited to see the students working so hard to get…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"His father was an engineer, and his mother was an artist. Barrows graduated from Philips Exeter in 1929 and from Harvard in 1934."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"The area of modern Maine was the crossroads of English and French North America, and all the old hatreds and arguments crossed from the Old World…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"So-called Rusticators -- artists, wealthy educators, clergy, and later industrialists from these cities -- were seeking an escape to unspoiled nature…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… to have a presence here, as residents, visitors, artists, and educators. The spirit of camaraderie and community that existed in the camps…"