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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

And when the railroad entered West Farmington in 1859, Farmington’s agricultural landscape took another giant step.

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

… Italian immigrants who had been working on the railroad in Machias, were drawn to the project with promises of high wages.

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Item Contributed byMaine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Item Contributed byMaine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Schooner Bowdoin, backing off the pier, Wiscasset, 1926 View the Wiscasset's Arctic Connection Slide Show Text…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Item Contributed byMaine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

Introduction of the two-foot gauge railroads allowed for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north.

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

… byGuilford Historical Society In 1958, the B & A Railroad discontinued passenger service. Piscataquis area schools formed in the name of…

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad tracks are on the left. The first (closest) building on the right is M. Holbrook's Pool Hall and Bowling Alley.

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

In 1874, John H. Murray’s Great Railroad Circus came to Lincoln. In total there were 71 actors, and they all stayed at the hotel.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located.

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

… the outbreak of the Civil War, the first electric railroad, noted floods, and descriptions of churches and schools.