Maine Memory Network

A Saco Doctor, 1939

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1939 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Poor Farm, Saco 1924

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1924 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Away at School: Letters Home

Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Riverside Farm, North Road, North Yarmouth, ca. 1895North Yarmouth Historical Society Transporting milk, North Yarmouth, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east."