Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Modern William S. Cohen School X William S. Cohen's visit to the William S. Cohen School on May 6, 2013."

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

"… William H Hunter, Robert Keefe, George Hartwell, William I Smith, Jesse E Phillips, William E Bates, Walter G Durrell."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… of Maine Historical Society This image shows James and Patrick McGlinchy's Casco Brewery on the slopes of Munjoy Hill, the last active, legal…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Lt. James Porter X Jeremy and Rachel Hunter Porter's son, James Ezekiel, was born in 1846. He went to Strong schools and to Bates College (called…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… Mr Stinson was succeeded as postmaster by James Joyce in 1852 and after him Joseph W Staples was appointed The mails during the last two…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"and Mrs. James M. Cameron X Billy club, ca. 1928 Courtesy of Joyce Butler Owned by George Butler, Police Commissioner in Biddeford."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"James Joyce II, Swan's Island, ca. 1870 James Joyce II's father came to Swan's Island to fish for mackerel in the early 1800's."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… Island Historical Society In 1786, Colonel James Swan bought Swan’s Island along with 24 nearby islands from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… and in May of 2009 the entire building was moved to its current location at 65 Atlantic Loop Rd. It is now owned by James Fastook and Sue Simpson."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Frost Dave Evans, The Great Lost Bear William B. Jordan, Jr. Barbara Lannon Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Maine Historic Preservation…"

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

"William McLellan Sr., Portland, ca.1800Maine Historical Society Captain William McLellan, Sr., ca. 1800 John Brewster, Jr."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… of Colonial ceramics bears the likeness of William III. It was abandoned by the Scamman family of Saco when they were captured by Indians in 1697…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"… Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of William B. Jordan, Jr., 1998 Portland City Hall, Market Square, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… high prices and, in the estimate of historian William Goold, raised the spirits of all Portland."

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

"Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real estate, business needs, and land and water…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Robinson The MacMillan Company, 1929 Courtesy of William and Debra Barry Collections of Maine Historical Society, B R561edc Robinson (1869-1935)…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… Rope Makers, Riggers and Sail Makers, 1841 William Capen, Jr. (ca. 1801-1863) Oil on cloth Collections of Maine Historical Society, from the Maine…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… moderates behind, including wine drinker Governor William King, who founded the first statewide temperance association."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of William David Barry, 1998 Coll. 2093, B1F2 This popular song marked the beginning of national…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… Society and Publication House, 1883 Courtesy of William and Debra Barry X Father Matthew Plate White earthenware, ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… Proprietors included Massachusetts governors James Bowdoin and, secretly, British governor of Massachusetts, William Shirley."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Sturdivant, the Prisoner's Friend (New York: William McDonald & Co., 1879). Collections of Maine Historical Society B St 96 A native of Ireland…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(S) Flagg, James Montgomery. Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. (A) Folsom, George."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… as Readstown, for the settlement proprietor, William Read. Incorporated as a town in 1801, it was named Strong, for Gov."