Maine Memory Network

A shopper's guide map of Portland, 1965

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1965 Location: Portland; South Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: Lithograph

Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"The Merrill Monument at the cemetery honors William and Louville Merrill; both men served in the Civil War."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… with contributions from Holly Hurd and Linc Merrill Sources used for this History: Portland. 1972, Greater Portland Landmarks History of…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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