Maine Memory Network

WMPG 90.9 and 104.1 t-shirt, Portland, ca. 2004

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 2004 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink

Youth radio panel, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953 Media: Photographic print

569-575 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Eoline M Wilson Use: Filling Station & Store

Maine and the Space Age

The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… with Bangor called “the Nashville of the North.” Radio stations developed regional broadcasts like Lewiston’s bilingual WCOU’s 'Noisiest Gang on…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"Radios changed how the world connected and communicated over distances. During the Golden Age of Radio, the late 1920s to early 1950s news, variety…"

Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime

Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks

How I became a country and bluegrass musician