Maine Memory Network

Nurse with baby at Children's Hospital, Portland, 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1955 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Baker's dozen at Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-03-11 Location: Portland 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.

Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… In this section Martin wrote in detail about the births of his children Annie and John Martin Jr., his house and gardens on Center Street -- with…"

Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary Birth
by Anonymous

My birth at the Portland Eye & Ear Infirmary/ Children's Hospital in 1951

Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption