Maine Memory Network

Cathedral of the Elms, Fairfield, ca. 1945

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1945 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Newman elms painting, 1904

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Fryeburg Media: Painting

83 Elm Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Harry Rakofsky Use: Garage

55 Elm Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles L Brackett Use: Dwelling - Two family

Alterations to building for Luther Roberts, Portland, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1911 Location: Portland Client: Luther Roberts Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

House for Walter Dingley, Auburn, 1892

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892 Location: Auburn; Auburn Client: Walter Dingley Architect: George M. Coombs

A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916

"… the unpaved street, the wooden fences, and the elm trees, which have long since been removed, due to the Dutch elm disease, which was widespread in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"Note the majestic Elm trees that lined the street, shading the houses. On the left, the first building is the Lincoln House gas station on the corner…"

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in Gorham’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet. This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.