Keywords: alden
Item 9731
Alden Bradford, Eastport, 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Eastport; Augusta Media: Photoprint
Item 17680
Alden Merriman, Harpswell, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 62600
15 Mechanic Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Alden Small Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 76682
Assessor's Record, 804 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nellie V. Alden Use: Shed
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893
"… Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John…"
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor
"Mary Alden Hopkins Mary Alden Hopkins was born and raised in Bangor, Maine in 1876. She was a suffragette who strongly believed in women’s rights."