Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Lambard and C .W King, the son of William King, the first governor of Maine. Before 1852 , King's home was at the site of the Customs House."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Bath Opera House had a raging fire. The inside of the Opera House was wood, while the outside was brick."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… from the Patten Free Library Sagadahock House, Bath, 1894Patten Free Library The Sagadahock House was built in 1849; this was the building…"

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

"In the streets people spoke mostly English and French, but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish…"

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 - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of modern Maine was the crossroads of English and French North America, and all the old hatreds and arguments crossed from the Old World into the…"

Franco-American Collection

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"He took Henry’s German class, French, Italian, and other core courses like rhetoric and mathematics."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

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

"… “It is true that there is a skeleton in every house, it may also be true that there is one in every heart; and God help and tenderly pity them who…"

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

"… assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"Most of the surviving information comes from the District of Saco custom house. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE..."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… such as the 32 fishing trawlers built for the French government. Downtown also survived the post-war decline, but had begun to show serious signs…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues -…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… designated me a Master Artist in traditional French Canadian dance, providing the chance to pass the French dance traditions down to numerous…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"The Black House consists of approximately 60 students and 6 teachers who have all worked closely together to complete this project."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"That building, which housed the grocery store of William Ledyard on property that may have been sold to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer by William…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. House Survey Vertical Files (Subject and Biography): Clippings, research notes, copied articles."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"The 1962 addition was built to house a children's room, a youth room, a lobby and a lecture hall. Mildred C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Club meetings were first held at the members houses, but eventually moved to a school. The Sagadahoc Club was a very prestigious men's club, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The neighboring building housed the Kennebec Fruit Company, and F. and E. Reed Insurance. George Davenport's brokerage business was at 55 Front…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… was occupied by a 2 ½ story wooden building housing the Zina Hyde Chandlery. The purpose of the chandlery was to sell equipment for ships, such as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… building is 108 Front Street which is currently housing Bohemian Rose. This fire broke out on one of the coldest nights of the coldest winters, in…"