Maine Memory Network

Rachel Neal, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Paper

William Goold, Westbrook, 1831

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink wash and cut paper

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… Abdoul “Shorty” Freeman on fiddle, and David (Hank) Arey with the banjo. Dick Curless, the Baron of Country Music Dick Curless publicity…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars