Maine Memory Network

Fort Allen, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Pencil on paper

Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

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."

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"Allen Company making stairs, columns, and other architectural elements. Bruns and his Swedish wife, Sophie Oleson, lived in the Oakdale Section of…"