Maine Memory Network

Looking southeast down the Georges River, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Georges River, looking north, Thomaston, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

68-96 George Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Christina Ellsworth Use: Dwelling

1-9 George Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Alfred Southworth Use: Garage

Plans of House for Mr. Geo. W. Goss, Lewiston, 1888-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888–1913 Location: Lewiston Client: George W. Goss Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Harry S.

House for General George Varney, Bangor, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Bangor Client: General George Varney Architect: Fassett & Stevens Architects

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Walter G. Webber (1848-1906), the son of George and Rebecca Webber, opened Webber’s Drugstore at 94 Front Street in 1883."

Tate House Museum

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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time

Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland. Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004. Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.