Maine Memory Network

St. John's Grammar School Coffee Party, Bangor, ca. 1954

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: 1954-02-24 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

High school building, Topsham, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Topsham Media: Glass Plate Negative

Forest Street Grammar School, Westbrook, 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Westbrook Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

City of Portland Durham St. Grammar School, Portland, 1906-1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906–1908 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"The green school remained a grammar school until it ceased February, 1966. Sometime in the 1970s it became the Fernwood Grange Hall."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… upon Franklin’s stove and to produce Morgan’s Grammar of the English Language, a highly regarded work which was published by the Hallowell firm of…"

The man who dedicated 52 years to Biddeford's iconic Alex Pizza
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A work ethic learned from his parents and passion for the employees and customers of Alex Pizza.