Maine Memory Network

Oxen Advertisement, Bangor, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative

Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Fickett property, S. Side Brackett Avenue, Lot 7, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clayton C. Fickett Use: Dwelling

Assessor's Record, 1135 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Electra Fickett Use: Shed

Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses

Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.

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.

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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