Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"He died in New York City on July 8, 1912 at age 67. SOURCES: Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter A."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"In 1829 he started the Portland Courier, in which he published his Jack Downing letters. When the letters first appeared in book form in 1833…"

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

"These new roads facilitated development of inland areas and made trade and travel by land easier. In 1941 the Maine State Legislature passed an act…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"The label reads "FELIX, Portland;" A knee-length navy blue dress made of oversized nylon seersucker, with a square neck and ruched, button trimmed…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck."

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

"Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, Maine: Guy Gannet Publishing Co., 1980 Van Cott, Leslie. “A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Reflective of eighteenth-century political upheavals, social change…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… the business in 1872; relocated from New York to Portland, ME., and married Henrietta Mason of Portland."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He would shortly after, look for new experiences. To receive better recognition Marley ended up heading down to Boston, Massachusetts and doing stand…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… to board steamships bound for New Brunswick or Portland and Boston. Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library In the 1890s, as the…"

Hudson Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"One, labelled "FELIX, Portland," is a green double knit with a mandarin collar, long sleeves, rolled toggle neck closure, square diamanté buckled…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… travelled to the Cumberland Country courthouse in Portland to write a new Maine constitution. Because Republicans had generally led the push for…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Cliff" and the "Maude M. Morey" had been towed to Portland for repair. Both boats were bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Dunstan and Portland were connected by a road inland from the marsh that went up a steep incline and over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"In 1907, Portland's newspaper advertised ladies long straight double-breasted silk coats with wide gathered shoulder sleeves."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine in 2009. This webpage archives the 2009 project at Maine Historical Society and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Society & Museum Traveling in a snowstorm from Portland to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship Company’s freighter Sagamore…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"Meeting at Falmouth Neck (present-day Portland), the committee drafted a report entitled "The Separation of Maine from Massachusetts."[6]"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… to participating families who live in the Greater Portland area. Wescustogo Grange Hall PlateNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Agricultural…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. William KingScarborough Historical Society & Museum William King…"