Maine Memory Network

Samuel Goodwin mill grant, Dresden, 1757

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1757-10-24 Location: Dresden Media: Ink on paper

William Waters, Florence Bixby, Mildred and Madeleine Burrage in Dresden, 1968

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1968 Location: Dresden Media: Photographic print

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

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.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"Allen, Charles Edwin. History of Dresden, Maine: Formerly a Part of the Old Town of Pownalborough from Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… for the company in their first town, present-day Dresden. At times, company agents clashed with their employers, disobeying directives from Boston."