Maine Memory Network

Bernard Kuhn, Portland Green Sox player, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Gilman School's Bernard King in cafe, Waterville, 1983

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1983 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Bernard property, East End Vernon Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gertrude E. Bernard Use: Summer Dwelling

Assessor's Record, 73 Boyd Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Bernard Cope Use: Stable

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.

Fallen Heroes: Those Who Gave Their Lives: World War II

At least twenty-three Jewish men from Maine died in the military during World War II. Photographs and other memorabilia are available for fewer than half of them. Read more about them.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… Richardson who all signed a petition to Governor Bernard in 1768. The second major group of settlers came from Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"Even Governor Francis Bernard, who received a grant of Mount Desert Island from the General Court in 1762, was unable to get his grant confirmed…"