Maine Memory Network

Actor P. Patterson letter to daughter Mary, Kennebunkport, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-05-16 Location: Bradford; Kennebunkport Media: Ink on paper

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Letter from A.P. Patterson to daughter Mary, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851-06-13 Location: Kennebunkport; Bradford Media: Ink on paper

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Dunham property, N. Side Torrington Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Actor P. Dunham Use: Summer Dwelling

Actor's bungalow for Lakewood Inc., ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Madison Client: Lakewood Inc. Architect: John P. Thomas

Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

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.

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Actors included character actor Edward Everett Horton who was ubiquitous in Hollywood films of the 1930s and acclaimed stage actor Barnard Hughes."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… composers, musicians, vocalists, dancers, stage actors and film stars of the era. In this exhibit we highlight some major focal points in…"

Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous

Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler

The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court