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Biddeford History & Heritage Project

Sharing the history of a proud city rising where the water falls

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  • EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...
  • HISTORY
  • EXHIBITS
    • The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco
    • Cities of Smoke and Soot
    • Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy
    • Biddeford's Movers & Shakers
    • The Civil War & Biddeford
    • "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club
    • Artists and Inventors of Biddeford
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EXHIBITS


NEW! THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERAS AS EXPERIENCED IN BIDDEFORD AND SACO

A fresh look into a tumultuous era for the people of Biddeford and Saco.
By Paige S. Pandora, University of Southern Maine


CITIES OF SMOKE AND SOOT

An introduction to Biddeford and Saco's tumultuous fire history.
By Dean Thomas Smalley, University of New England


SHIPBUILDING IN BIDDEFORD

BIDDEFORD'S MOVERS & SHAKERS

THE CIVIL WAR & BIDDEFORD

THE THURSDAY CLUB

ARTISTS AND INVENTORS OF BIDDEFORD

These original 5 exhibits were researched and written by the Biddeford Heritage Project 2009-2010 team: Renée DesRoberts, Denise Doherty & students from B.H.S. Project ASPIRE, Brooke Faulkner, Raymond Gaudette, and Sally Leahey.



Hotel Thacher, City Square, circa 1900.

Thursday Club place card, 1939

Thursday Club place card, 1939

Cora Belle Bickford, 1911.

WWI poster by J.M. Flagg. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.


All images courtesy Biddeford Historical Society and McArthur Public Library unless otherwise noted.





Biddeford History & Heritage Project
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