Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Topsham Town Hall, 1954

Contributed by: Pejepscot Historical Society

Date: 1954

Location: Topsham

Media: Photograph, print

Title: Town Hall calendar, Islesboro, 1926

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society

Date: 1926

Location: Islesboro

Media: Cardboard, Paper, Photograph

Title: Union Hall, Danforth

Contributed by: East Grand School

Date: circa 1920

Location: Danforth

Media: Postcard

Address: 5 Halls Court, Portland

Owner in 1924: Maurice J. Mitchell

Use: Dwelling - Single family

Address: 2 Halls Court, Portland

Owner in 1924: Harriet L. Blake

Use: Dwelling - Two family

Address: 14 Hall Court, Portland

Owner in 1924: William E. Bell

Use: Print Shop

Urban Renewal, Urban Removal

Urban renewal, a post World War II impulse to clean up "slums" and other blights in urban areas, led both to renewed economic activities in some cities and towns in Maine and the loss of a number of grand buildings. The loss of the structures helped prompt historic preservation efforts in the state.

The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Historic Hallowell

The history of the smallest city in Maine as created by a team consisting of the Hallowell Area Board of Trade, Hubbard Free Library, The Row House, Vaughan Homestead Foundation, Hallowell Firemen’s Association, and students from Hall-Dale Middle School. Topics covered include: natural disasters, the granite industry and other industries central to the development of the city, firefighters and police, Hallowell’s contribution to modern medicine, the Kennebec River, and more.

Bath's Historic Downtown

The history of downtown Bath as created by the students of Bath Middle School, with assistance from members of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society. Seventeen exhibits examine various historic blocks in the downtown section of the city.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary

A look back at island life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the community's library and historical society, a class from the Swan's Island School, and an Island Fellow from the Island Institute. Exhibit topics examine islanders at work and play, Baird's Quarry, old buildings, and the changing role of women on the island.