Maine Memory Network

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. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"School of Nursing The Hub of Activity One of the most important relationships the School of Nursing had at Mercy was with Madigan Memorial Hospital…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Her playful accounts of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide associations, local celebration of the region's outdoor heritage and grassroots…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"In its early days, the GAR limited its activities merely to fraternal activities. Members soon began discussing politics, and their growing interest…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Strong had an active Masonic Lodge, but its history has not been well documented. Many Maine Masonic Lodges have consolidated, and the Davis Lodge…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Sabbath day activities started with Sunday school, followed by 10:00 a.m. worship service and an afternoon session from 1:00 until 2:30 or 3:00."

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

"There was still a good deal of agricultural activity going on in the area, but new industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"… at the old Peru Elementary School, pot-luck social at the Rumford Public Library. For more, and larger, photos click here."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"Taverns, as much as churches, became the centers of small town activity in the early republic. Generations of later immigrants brought new brewing…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Social elite and economically advantaged people in every European country, and in America, all followed fashion and dressed in the same style."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"Hampden became the place to go for social activities such as Riverside Park. However, as time passed and places like Riverside Park that offered…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… district “supplied” seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher, Rex Webb, and a host of his students, all well versed in computers, cameras…"

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"on meeting days for a social hour prior to the meeting. In addition to meetings there are special events planned during the year."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… for tea, a reciprocal activity that maintained social relationships. It is also suggested that, complex though they appear, the looser less…"

Telephone Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Social activities also moved across the river. The end of an era was slowly approaching, Ridlonville eventually was melded into Mexico."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… Maine's early European settlers, alcohol was a social institution, a medicine, and an actively traded commodity."