Maine Memory Network

Recommendation of William S. Cochran, Bangor, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans; Augusta; Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Leaving the start gate at the Sugarloaf World Cup, 1971

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Carrabassett Valley Media: Photographic print

30 Chesley Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sarah Cochran Use: Dwelling - Two family

1044-1046 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph Cochrane Use: Dwelling - Two family

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"(a.k.a. Bob Marley) was born in Bangor Maine, April 4th, 1967. He was the son of Robert Cochrane Marley Sr. and Marcia Marley."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"… Oil on canvas Courtesy of Charles and Joanne Cochrane Graves, a respected Kennebunkport artist, painted this fleshy tribute in honor of the repeal…"