Maine Memory Network

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

"… Society and hearing his incredible stories of the city's history." -Brooke Faulkner, Young Adult Librarian Renee, Sean & Brody scan negatives X…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City. Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other goods from the…"

Portland Public Library

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Boston Public Library

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Lithgow Public Library

"… and book lover, who left a $20,000 bequest to the City for the purpose of building a public library."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… brink of entering another world war, the growing city of Portland needed greater hospital capacity. To meet this need, the Sisters of Mercy…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… to resume her role as the social leader of the city. Senator John Fairfield of Saco described Mrs."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Sparrow. The view up Middle Street ends with City Hall in Market Square, now the site of the statue in Monument Square."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Northeast Harbor, Charles travelled to New York City in the night to meet with JDR, Jr., convincing him to purchase the acreage under logging…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… army up the Kennebec River to Quebec City. Because there were no dams at the time, the men and animals had to journey their way up the high…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"And each time the city rebuilt its waterfront, it created a new look for Bangor. Flood, Bangor, 1902 Looking down Broad st."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… the years to become a major addition to the city of Bangor. In fact, the hospital, at first, was mainly for treating physical problems and less for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The westward expansion resulted in the growth of inland cities, while rail lines allowed quarries in the interior to supply the materials needed for…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory theater and acting school in an old farmhouse and barn on Route 172."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"While the region retains its rural small-town nature, inhabitants can much more easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… and others focused on getting individual towns, cities, and states to allow women the right to vote."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… Salem, Thomaston, Boston, Portland, Washington City, New York, and New Bedford. What came into Hallowell were product such as cloth, wine, sugar…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… the area with the intent of invading Quebec City, 184 miles to the north. The first settlement in the area was called Canaan, and early 19th…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."