Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan home of Roland T. Patten, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1915 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Tenor Roland Hayes and Reverend John C. Schroeder pose for portrait, Portland, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1937-04-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

12-14 Parris Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Roland A. Kent Use: Dwelling - Two family

116 Spring Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Roland D. Smith Use: Dwelling - Single family

A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington High School Basketball Team, 1911

"Roderick (left front) and Roland Dingley (right front). View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… Carroll Jones, Dana Knowlton, Edward Lowell, Roland Lowell, Wendall Lowell, Almon Luce, Fred Mason, Clyde McCulley, Burton Moore, Fred Morrill…"

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.

Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption