Maine Memory Network

Babcock & Sharp Drug Store, Lewiston, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Dearborn Products employees, Fryeburg, ca. 1985

Contributed by: H. K. Dearborn through Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Weisgall-Wilder residence planting plans, Rockport, 1999-2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999–2001 Location: Rockport Client: Deborah Weisgall Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Thomaston’s Captain Samuel Watts and business entrepreneur Edward O’Brien both ran successful shipyards."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"Business in Biddeford began to expand as entrepreneurs took advantage of the river and sea access in the area."

Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics