Maine Memory Network

John Ham portrait, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Media: Oil on canvas

Mary Ham, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Media: Oil on canvas

336-338 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swift & Co. Use: Storage - Meat Packing

156 Massachusetts Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Edward Ham Use: Dwelling - Single family

House for Mr. F. J. Ham, Augusta, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Augusta Client: F. J. Ham Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Building for Mr. J. G. Ham, Livermore Falls, 1899

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899 Location: Livermore Falls Client: J. G. Ham Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"… Fenian Brotherhood Fenian uniform John Lynde Jim Ham Bill Stevens Dr. Calvin Seavey Cornelius Sullivan P."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"Polk Temperance Davis Verrill Moses Averill Williard Delano Ellen Benson Ham & Carys Bake House Gold Rush Asa Davis"

Becoming @ham_italian
by anonymous

@ham_italian is an Instagram account I created that celebrates the Maine ham Italian sandwich

August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life