Maine Memory Network

Perry's Nut House elephant, Belfast, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Belfast Media: Linen texture postcard

Circus Parade, Main Street, Biddeford 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

… built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

The building itself “proved to be a white elephant”. It was converted to a hotel, which was never very prosperous.

Dr. Norman Beaupré: Preserving his Franco-American culture
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Journey growing up as a Franco-American in Biddeford to his career as a professor and author.

We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War