Maine Memory Network

Amelia Earhart at Scarborough Airport, 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1933 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Air Meet at Portland Airport in Scarborough, 1928

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1928 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Eye in the Sky

In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.

Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… aviation in Maine, which included a look at the airports in the state and an outline of notable people in the industry."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Still a Novelty Scarborough Airport Scarborough airport, actually the Portland Airport, was dedicated on 28 and 29 September 1928."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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