Maine Memory Network

Clearing the Debris at St. Dominic's Arena, Lewiston, 1956

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1956 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Yearbook Committee, St. Dominic High School, Lewiston, 1950

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1950 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

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.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Whether it was Stephens High or Rumford High, there has always been a strong sports tradition at the schools."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"In 1805, music was introduced to the school. Soon the arts became popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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

Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path

Longfellow Studies: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
During Longfellow's 1842 travels in Germany he made the acquaintance of the politically radical Ferdinand Freiligrath, one of the influential voices calling for social revolution in his country. It is suggested that this association with Freiligrath along with his return visit with Charles Dickens influenced Longfellow's slavery poems. This essay traces Longfellow's interest in the German poet, Freiligrath's development as a radical poetic voice, and Longfellow's subsequent visit with Charles Dickens. Samples of verse and prose are provided to illustrate each writer's social conscience.