Maine Memory Network

William W. Thomas, New Sweden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Portrait of William W. Thomas

Contributed by: An individual through New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Stockholm Media: Oil on Canvas

20 Shepley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William W. Thomas Use: Apartments

231 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William W. Thomas Use: Stable

Alterations to the house for William B. Goodwin, Scarborough, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Scarborough Client: William B. Goodwin Architect: John P. Thomas, Esq.

Titus-Fagan residence, Woodstock, NY, 1996

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996 Location: Woodstock Client: Libby Titus-Fagan Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Rumford's Notable Citizens in the Civil War

A number of Rumford area residents played important roles during the Civil War -- and in the community afterwards. Among these are William King Kimball, who commanded the 12th Maine for much of the war.

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

When W.W. Thomas and the first group of Swedes arrived on July 23, 1870, however, Burleigh's work was not yet finished - only six of the 25 log…

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

… Gottleib Piltz, Lot 114, New Sweden Frans R. W. Plank - Lot E, Woodland Sven and Carolina Svenson, New Sweden, ca.

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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