Maine Memory Network

Stockholm Museum building, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1902 Location: Stockholm Media: Digital photograph

Aerial view of Stockholm. ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm; Stockholm; Stockholm Media: Photographic print

75-77 Anderson Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John L McLaughlin Style: Saltbox Use: Carpenter's Shop

30-34 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John A. Fitts Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Fred Anderson, Frederick Peterson, Fred Berquist, Alfred Tall, John Tall, Lars Erick Anderson, and Hedeens."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Lewis and John Anderson decided to build a store in Stockholm. The store was one-and-one-half stories and it opened for business in 1901."