Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Jewish Cantors Small communities of Jewish people lived in Maine during colonial times. Beginning in the 1870s, Jewish people arrived in Maine in…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… could suddenly pack 3,000 to 6,000 young people into the venues in Old Orchard Beach, Portland and Lewiston-movie theaters, armories, basketball…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"People heard country and bluegrass on records and radio broadcasts, influencing musicians nationwide."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… based on African songs developed by enslaved peoples in the American South. In Maine, Sea shanties sung by sailors develop slow and fast structures…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"Though the people may be lost to time, their names live on in fable if not fact. You often hear these names in family stories or local lore, and it…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXHIBITS

"… SACO A fresh look into a tumultuous era for the people of Biddeford and Saco. By Paige S. Pandora, University of Southern Maine CITIES OF SMOKE…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… Report, the Overseer of the Poor stated that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"In the streets people spoke mostly English and French, but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"Wabanaki/Abenaki, or "People of the Dawn", is the generic term for Maine tribes, and usage dates from the 18th century."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"People were migrating to the area to work in the mills and the supporting businesses that supplied them."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

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

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… of Biddeford in one place and to educate the people of Biddeford in their cultural heritage. It now exists as a distinct corporation in the State…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… Report, the Overseer of the Poor stated that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all…"

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

"Our history is a rich tapestry of people, places, ideas and innovations. Keep checking back for new exhibits and additions! Explore Biddeford in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… X The European settlers traded with the native peoples, especially for furs, but relations with area bands were uneasy."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and products, and the busts of 1930's would not hit this area in the same way as many parts…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor John Q. Adams, in the 1863-64 City Report These words were spoken by Mayor John Q."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… in Biddeford and throughout Maine were lower, people who would have made a good living in manufacturing were underemployed and working poor, and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… X After the war ended both the business and people of Biddeford began to recover. Biddeford was well-represented in various industries…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Native peoples would be drawn in to these battles by both sides, suffering greatly during what was probably the most violent period of Biddeford…"

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Music in Maine Music is something we share as humans—non-verbal forms of storytelling and expressions of beauty and emotions through sound."

Music in Maine - Country Music

"Country Music Don Doane Katahdin Mountaineers, 1925 Courtesy of Bob Greene X Don Doane Sr.’s Katahdin Mountaineers, regarded as the first…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Military Marching Bands View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803 The Portland Light Infantry Muster with a drummer and a horn player in…"