Maine Memory Network

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Music in Maine - PLAY

"… communal experience for the performer and the audience. Use the navigation tools on the left to explore the exhibition Caribou Amateur Opera…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… politicians, and athletes, as a way to engage new audiences and increase sales. The Portland Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"While a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the mid-century suit, paired with a stylish hat, was a popular choice for social…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Meanwhile back home I was facing audiences full of Mainers with French heritage like myself unable to comprehend the meaning of these songs—stories…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"It is tailored for a non-specialist audience. The overview provides a contextualized history of fashion interpreted and illustrated through items…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… and skills and to create products for real audiences. Learning expeditions support critical literacy, promote character development, create a sense…"

Maine Maritime Museum

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Hudson Museum

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Dixfield Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Art

"… to document their work and expose it to a wider audience. Individuals and families used the photographic medium to copy a silhouette or a portrait…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… project are important and significant to many audiences, including, and especially, Wabanaki people."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Jay Leno or Jon Stewart who entertain today’s audiences with a clever mixture of farce and facts, he was an Indian showman for his time."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… content designed for a broader public audience. Draper's claim northeast of Bath, 1795Maine Historical Society In 2020, Maine Historical…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… a musical instrument and to perform in front of audiences. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… celebrating their Indigeneity and meeting the audiences’ expectations of what Native peoples looked like."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… by two or more pianos, while an appreciative audience looked on. Begun in 1984 as an attempt to bring attention to the threat of nuclear holocaust…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… ten years, first gaining popularity with Canadian audiences through CBC broadcasts and in 1953 working as regulars on the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"Potential audiences of that size put southern Maine on the rock and roll map for concert promoters. What other events in Maine during the 1950s, 60s…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"For 16 summers the Surry Theater thrilled audiences of 300 with a taste of Broadway on the coast of Maine. Program cover ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"He told the audience that they printed labels of all types, from soap wrappers to whiskey labels, and sheets of Christmas wrap."