Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"Culture Click the icon to see locations of cultural sites in Farmington (past and present) X Artifact research and descriptions by Jean…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"The Musical Culture of Blue Hill By Lara Peterson, Senior, George Stevens Academy Despite its small size, Blue Hill has an amazingly diverse musical…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… featuring paparazzi-style candid photographs of cultural icons, including celebrities, politicians, and athletes, as a way to engage new audiences…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"… determined to help bring to Blue Hill the art and cultural opportunities that were available in larger cities."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… centuries the in-migration of people from other cultures, such as the Irish and French-Canadians, plus the successful manufacturing at the many…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… Museum Mount Desert Island began to change both culturally and geographically beginning in the 1500s as European settlements began to increase in…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"… environmentally sound tourism and the historical, cultural, ecological and economic environment of Lubec."

Cary Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… The Indian encampments are no longer part of the cultural or physical makeup of Mount Desert Island; however the Wabanaki have continued to have a…"

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

"… Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation…"