Maine Memory Network

Gorham's Corner, Portland, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

John A. Conway, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Assessor's Record, 58 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Patrick Costello Use: Garage

Assessor's Record, 78 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sherman Bearce Use: Garage

The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.

Irish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century Maine

With the popularity of all things Irish in modern America, many people have forgotten the difficulties faced by nineteenth century Irish immigrants.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Gorham Parks Fassett was born on July 23, 1839. He was born in Freeman. He was the son of George and Mary Ann Parks."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… Maine Historic Preservation Commission Portland's Gorham's Corner (the intersection of Fore, York, Danforth, and Pleasant streets) was a largely…"

In 1970 I served in Vietnam, and sent my parents a package
by Peter P. Joyce Jr.

My Parents' war story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars