Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca. 1905McArthur Public Library Biddeford High School &…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote in his "Scrap…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… sculptors, and carvers who worked in the city, George Henry Bailey pursued the dual professions of artist and veterinarian."

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."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"They now live happily in New York City with their sons Hayden, Will, and Eli. Apart from being a very well-known writer, Mrs."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… to separate themselves from the rest of the city further fueled this sense of anger, animosity, and negativity that hung in the air throughout the…"

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… with one of the greatest health crisis in the city's history, the pandemic known as the Spanish Influenza."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… twenty-one in 1845 he rented a room in Portland’s City Hall in order to make crayon portraits of local residents."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He was taken to Bangor City Hall. Gang leader Brady's burial, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society Al Brady's body was never claimed so he…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Belfast Free Library

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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."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was one of these people that helped the great city of Bangor become better-known. Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly…"

Ellsworth Public Library

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Old York Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… day commemorating the naming of Lubec, the city of the same name across the sea sends hearty congratulations."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… to and used mostly in Boston and New York City. While the quarry was functioning, boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of…"

Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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Lewiston Public Library

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Lithgow Public Library

"The bequest, along with a $9,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie and the sale of subscriptions to area citizens, provided the funds to construct the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities along the Atlantic Coast.Mount Desert Island Historical Society Eventually things improved…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… isolated island far from Boston and the major cities of the time. Dr. Kendall Kittridge ChairGreat Harbor Maritime Museum The women worked…"