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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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

"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of…"

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

"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco During the Civil War, the State of Maine provided aid to the families of soldiers."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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..."

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

"During the 1870s the ice trade was very active. Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well…"

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

"… Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th centuries."

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

"Veterans law services, Biddeford-Saco, 1864McArthur Public Library During the war years layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Chase, Georgiana. Stratton's Islands of Saco Bay, An Interwoven History 1605-1993. Fort Bragg, CA: Mendocino Lithographers. Gold, Susan Dudley, ed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… that July when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting…"

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

"… available to them at the City Opera House and other halls and venues downtown. Concerts, minstrel and vaudeville shows, oratories, chorales and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… of land extending eastward from the mouth of the Saco River and eight miles inland. In return Lewis and Bonython agreed to transport fifty persons…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… rail service to Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Saco following what is now Route 1.(1) Trolley at Dunstan, Scarborough, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"It was abandoned by the Scamman family of Saco when they were captured by Indians in 1697. When the family returned home after almost a year, their…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… working first as an apprentice at a sawmill in Saco, William joined his sister Elizabeth and her husband Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Railroads: Scarborough’s World Expands Portland, Saco & Portsmouth; Boston & Maine Before the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad began operations…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Senator John Fairfield of Saco described Mrs. Madison in 1847 much as she appears in this daguerreotype: Mrs."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River entrance, for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… copies of paintings of Joseph Leland of Saco and Ezekiel Day of Portland. The Leland daguerreotype was made by the Boston area photographer George…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"The tract was slightly north of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"1812 Collections of the Dyer Library / Saco Museum Reverend Mason Locke Weems (1759-1825), best known for his imaginative biography of George…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"… (added items in 2023) York Institute Museum, Saco We would like to thank the following people for their research assistance and advice: Emerson W…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… canvas Collections of the York Institute Museum, Saco Saco painter Charles Henry Granger created this composite tavern scene using local characters…"