Maine Memory Network

Aircraft at Loring AFB, 1956

Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1956 Location: Limestone Media: Photographic print

Mrs. Isaac W. Loring, ca. 1880

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

18-28 Loring Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Leonard C. Smith Use: Bungalow

21-23 Loring Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Walter E. Moses Use: Bungalow

Sketch for Double cottage for Messrs. Prentiss & Henry Loring, Cape Elizabeth, 1881

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Prentiss Loring Architect: Fassett & Stevens Architects

Paul E. Gardent residence, Weston, MA, 1944-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1954 Location: Weston Client: Paul E. Gardent Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.

Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends

Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca. 1884Abbe Museum Mount Desert Island began to change both culturally and geographically…"

Nursing at Mercy Hospital during WWII
by Roberta Loring

Education and nursing at Mercy Hospital during World War II.

Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.