Maine Memory Network

Deed from Samuel and Joanna York to Zebulon Trickey, Cape Elizabeth, 1789

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789-03-12 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Poole genealogy, Portland, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807 Location: Portland Media: Silk on linen

82 Winter Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joanna T Feury Use: Dwelling

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.

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.