Maine Memory Network

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"Queen's Hospital administration building, Portland, ca. 1930Northern Light Mercy Hospital The Story of Mercy Hospital began in the fall of 1918…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"192-194 Spring Street, Portland, 1924 The first McAuley Residence buildingCity of Portland - Planning & Development To conduct the research, Sister…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… Times Plot plan for the new Mercy Hospital, Portland, 1941Northern Light Mercy Hospital In 1941, as the United States stood on the brink of…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Mercy & the Community Frances Tryon, Portland, 1946Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy Hospital has a long history of community involvement…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… health crisis in the city’s history struck Portland. Known at the time as the Spanish Influenza, the pandemic of 1918-1919 claimed millions of…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"News office storefront, Portland, ca. 1918Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Mercy Hospital was founded in response to one of the most lethal…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"By 1951, the Portland Press Herald noted that qualifications to get into the program included not only a high school diploma, but also “a…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduates, Portland, 1944Northern Light Mercy Hospital The Queen's Hospital Training School for Nurses Soon after…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… inspired and enabled the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine to respond to the severe health crisis of 1918."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… As a June 1936 article by Mary Osborne of Portland in the professional journal of the Maine State Nurse’s Association (The Maine R.N.) noted, “book…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… across Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham. Mercy programs, such as McAuley Residence fills a need for a…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"Sister Annunciata, Portland, ca. 1940Northern Light Mercy Hospital Sister Mary Annunciata Quigley Sister Mary Annunciata Quigley, R.N."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… that hospital closed in 1974, she returned to Portland, and decided to become a chaplain. She studied Clinical Pastoral Education and returned to…"

The Cedars

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Samuel L. Carleton of Portland often used the devices of portraiture in his daguerreotypes. On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community. Of the painters, sculptors, and carvers who worked…"

Tate House Museum

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Maine Historical Society

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Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"Mercy Stories Browse the My Maine Stories videos below to discover the incredible stories of the dedicated staff and supporters of Mercy Hospital."

Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"From Queen's to Mercy A 1941 capital funds campaign pamphlet for the construction of the new Mercy Hospital."