Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the principal architects, Carrere and Hastings of New York for a project in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"John was the son of Thomas R. Barry of Portland and Dorothy Mullaly of Fall River, Massachusetts. As they were unable to care for John he was made a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"North Yarmouth, Maine. Whittier, Kathryn H., Ed. Portland, Maine: Walch, 2006. Clayton, W. Woodford."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Rummery of Portland built the library for $15,578, and an additional $2,179 was spent on furnishings."

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Mohney A short history of Cumberland libraries by Grace Trappan The history of Portland by William Willis Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Boston to Kittery and York, then extending to Portland (then called Falmouth). In 1739 the laying out of a public highway from Falmouth through…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"The Portland Daily Press, July 9, 1912, reported that he had attended the dedication via special rail car, returning to Portland and then to his New…"

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

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

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… the town at the Constitutional Convention held in Portland to form the Constitution for the new State of Maine."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"It could be Bartlett, or Charles J. Schumacher of Portland, who is known to have painted similar murals in a now demolished church in Mayville, near…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south. The earliest settlers in the Western Foothills were of predominantly English…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Mr. H. J. Chisholm Dear Sir I was in Portland Tuesday and called at the office see you in regard to the Winter plans and as I did not see you I will…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… Deering in the Western Maine Quarterfinals at the Portland Expo. The Rumford High team of 1973 was another very strong team."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… covering the rails from Chicago, Illinois, to Portland, Maine, and east to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with steamboat lines which also included the major…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of Portland in 1792; in 1794 to Isaac Thompson, Joshua Eddy, and William Thompson, all of Middleborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Beginning in the 1860s, the Portland Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Within ten years of opening, the Scarborough (Portland) Airport was inadequate for the increasingly larger, more powerful aircraft."

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… & Museum Railroads: Scarborough’s World Expands Portland, Saco & Portsmouth; Boston & Maine Before the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad began…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… Description Bands and supporters from Portland, Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6, 1872 in a political…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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