Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… an intense level of immigration, first of Irish and other west European workers; then later French-Canadian, east and southern Europeans."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) Pew payment receipt, Biddeford, 1806, 1807, 1810Biddeford Historical Society…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Piles of logs along the Saco River, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… of French Canadian, Irish, and some west European immigrants migrated to Biddeford and Saco to work in textile mills, ice harvesting manufactures…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… National Origins Act, which restricted European immigration and prohibited Asian immigration, was the result of several decades of debate over the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"As more Europeans settled here, more of the natives stayed permanently away. This fed into a long-propagated idea that that these native tribes had…"

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

"… advantageous factors, heavy Irish and Canadian immigration occurred. The 1830 and 1860 Biddeford census show a rise from 1,995 residents to 9,349…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… first textile mills and the first French-Canadian immigrant. In 1855 this growth manifested itself in Biddeford's transition from town to city."

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

"… musicians of this time was Pierre Painchaud, who immigrated in 1857 at age 5. At age 18 he founded La Fanfare Painchaud (Painchaud's Band), which…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… Mills sold off much of their stock of cotton to European interests for high profits early in the war, but later ran out of stock for production."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Maine's native peoples faired after contact with Europeans, only the southwestern tribes would disappear altogether--driven from their ancestral…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The state of Maine invited European and Asian allied nations to join the festivities, with an opportunity to demonstrate newly formed and established…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"RESOURCES PLEASE NOTE: The Biddeford Heritage Project made extensive use of the local newspaper, in its many incarnations, in researching for the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words B.H.S. Project ASPIRE Tyshon & Mrs. Doherty prepare to photograph artifacts X "It was wonderful working…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"ABOUT US Biddeford High School - B.H.S. Project ASPIRE At Biddeford High School, our shared vision is that all students will graduate with the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"HISTORY of Biddeford...a Maine river town Text by Renée DesRoberts Research & editorial assistance provided by Sally Leahey, Raymond Gaudette…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"Cities of Smoke and Soot Aftermath of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911McArthur Public Library Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) Letter to Captain Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818McArthur Public Library After the Revolution was…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford J.G. Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine... Our history is a rich tapestry of people, places, ideas and innovations."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"CONTACT Balloon view of Saco Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"Biddeford's Movers & Shakers Photograph by Jaimee Beatson, Biddeford High School X Why do we see the name "Thacher" everywhere in Biddeford…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) First Universalist Church, Biddeford, 1955McArthur Public Library Small, innovative…"