Maine Memory Network

Alfred Morten playing the banjo, ca. 1935

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Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative

Summer organ concerts, Portland, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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University of Maine concert hall and museum, Orono, 1981-1986

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981–1986 Location: Orono Client: University of Maine Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

University of Maine concert hall and museum, Orono, 1981-1984

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981–1984 Location: Orono Client: University of Maine Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius

During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897

"Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Poster for a Lillian Nordica concert at the…"

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

"… it coincided with other big changes in the rock concert world: national concert promoters, electronic ticket sales, and even the music was changing."

ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche

A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977

Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
by Ken Brooks

How the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum began