Maine Memory Network

Class of 1907 at Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, 1907

Contributed by: Lincoln Academy Date: circa 1907 Location: Newcastle Media: Photographic print

Old Orchard Beach Pier after fire of 1907, Old Orchard, 1907

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1907 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Preliminary Plan, Kennebunk, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Kennebunk Client: William A. Rogers Architect: Olmsted Brothers

House for Chas. B. Day, Richmond, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Richmond Client: Charles B. Day Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907."

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference