Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… at left) and the Reverend Asa Cummings of Portland each wear their ministerial collar. Captain Purington of Topsham and Captain Blanchard of…"

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

"… to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by the arrival of statehood for Maine, Preble expressed his…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… of wire (1/4 inch in diameter) from Boston and Portland. They then put the huge coils through a machine that reduced them into suitable sizes."

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…"

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 - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

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

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

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

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"W., William M. Sargent, Leonard Bond Chapman, and E. C. Bowler. “Book II, Fol. 113, 114.” York Deeds. Portland: John T. Hull, 1887."

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…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Jonathan Morgan, Portland, ca. 1869Maine Historical Society At the opposite end of the settler spectrum from the Vaughans were the young people who…"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1972, Greater Portland Landmarks History of Cumberland County, Maine. 1880 US Census Data North Yarmouth Timeline by Elizabeth Singer Maule The Story…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… Miriam Kelley” along with Leah Wilcox.* The Portland newspaper published photos of Miriam along with high schooler Wyman Ramsdell who “managed to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating landmark, a…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… at the mouth of the Saco River and Union forts at Portland Harbor. There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Hudson Museum

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Fryeburg Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The three teams learned to build their exhibits and websites for their projects."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"High School Portland and Rumford Falls Sunday Paper Train August 1898, BuckfieldGreater Rumford Area Historical Society Buckfield was first…"

Westbrook Historical Society

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