Where West Forks Keeps Its Memory
Where West Forks Keeps Its Memory The Story of West Forks Cemetery, the Families Beneath the Pines & a Town Remembered in Stone On a quiet rise above the Dead River, generations of West Forks…
The Durgin Family in One Remarkable Portrait
The Durgin Family in One Remarkable Portrait Frank Durgin, Bridget Kennedy & five children captured together in an early Maine family photograph Old family portraits do more than preserve faces. When the people are identified,…
From West Forks to World War I
From West Forks to World War I The Story Behind Sturgis Durgin’s Military Portrait Some family photographs preserve more than a face. They preserve a moment when an individual became part of a much larger…
A Woman from an Earlier Maine
A Woman from an Earlier Maine An unidentified portrait from the Durgin Hill archives Some of the most compelling photographs in a family archive are the ones that leave us with more questions than answers.…
A Child of an Earlier Maine
A Child of an Earlier Maine An Unnamed Family Portrait from the Durgin Hill Archives Some photographs preserve a name. Others preserve something just as valuable: a moment. This studio portrait shows a young child…