Maine Memory Network

North Waterford World's Fair, 1906

Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Waterford Media: Postcard

Lake House, Waterford, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print

Waterford church, Waterford, 1923-1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923–1929 Location: Waterford Client: Waterford Congregational Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Waterford Library, Waterford, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1937 Location: Waterford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

Waterford Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Summer Cummings (1800-1848). Born in Waterford, Dr. Cummings graduated from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced…"