Maine Memory Network

Saco-Lowell Shops addition, Biddeford, 1920

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard

James Scott Lowell, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

29 Lowell Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Coleman Francis Walsh Use: Dwelling - Single family

34 Lowell Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Arthur F. Thompson Use: Dwelling - Single family

Dwelling House for Mr. Phil. G. Lowell, Lewiston, 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: Lewiston Client: Philip G. Lowell Architect: George M. Coombs

Factory at the corner of Lowell and Cherry Streets, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland; Portland Client: West End Realty Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club

In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad E.H. Lowell, West Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"… a Bangor Antiquarian Society lecture by Charles Lowell, which is apparently a tongue-in-cheek account of an organization that met yearly and was…"

Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.

Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford