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Title: Sally (Sayward) Barrell, York, 1868

Contributed by: Museums of Old York

Date: 1868

Location: York

Media: Oil on canvas

Title: St. Aspinquid Park, York, 1908

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum

Date: 1908

Location: York

Media: Postcard

Title: Railway post office car #108, York, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum

Date: circa 1920

Location: York

Media: Photograph

Address: 848-852 Stevens Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: Wood O. Merrill

Use: Filling station

Patriotism Shared

Post office clerks began collecting strong red, white, and blue string, rolling it onto a ball and passing it on to the next post office to express their support for the Union effort in the Civil War. Accompanying the ball was this paper scroll on which the clerks wrote messages and sometimes drew images.

Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year

Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.

Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project

Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.