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Historical Items

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Item 70064

Bathing beach, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 30935

Old Orchard Beach Camp Ground, 1911

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 51258

Hotel Fiske, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 32542

Assessor's Record, 23-25 Beach, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 84063

Woodbury property, Beach Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Albert Woodbury Use: Camp

Item 84117

Fogg property, Beach Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George L Fogg Use: Shed

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110068

Alterations and additions for Dr. S.J. Beach, Cape Elizabeth, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: S. J. Beach Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 110059

Addition to the House at Grand Beach for J.C. Hamlen Esq., Old Orchard, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Old Orchard Client: J. C. Hamlen Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 109373

Sketch for Cottage at Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Hull Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Exhibit

We Saw Lindbergh!

Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.

Exhibit

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Donated equipment was used and the beach was made usable. It became a continuing improvement project for several years."

Site Page

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… summer experience, including walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and…"

Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"The ledges and beaches are about seven miles toward the coastline from the bouys marking the shipping lanes."

My Maine Stories

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Story

C19 on Pine Point Beach
by Beth, Scarborough

Cancer patient experience during pandemic

Story

Born in Bangor 1936
by Priscilla M. Naile

Spending time at the Bangor Children's Home

Story

Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower

My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.