Portland's long time newspaper of record, the Portland Press-Herald, began printing in November 1921 as Guy Patterson Gannett's merging of the Portland Daily Press (which began in 1862), and the Portland Herald (which was a short-lived successor of the Eastern Argus, which began in 1803). Gannett later purchased the Portland Evening Express, and the Portland Sunday Telegram, and by the 1940s, the Press-Herald as we know it today took shape as a daily newspaper.

The Library's Portland Room provides access to the complete run of the Press-Herald (as well as the Evening Express and Sunday Telegram, along with their predecessor newspapers) on microfilm.
An additional electronic resource, offering the Press-Herald fulltext, beginning in 1995 is the Maine Newsstand database, freely accessible in Maine via Digital Maine Library.

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Submissions from 1994

Obituary of Clifford A. Richardson, 65, of Portland, who in 1971 became the firs

Obituary of Deane Allison Durgin of Gulfport, Florida, a former state legislator

Obituary of Donald K. Saunders, 80, of Westbrook, a former mayor of Westbrook an

Obituary of Donovan D. Lancaster, 90, director emeritus of Bowdoin College's Mou

Obituary of Doris R. Conners, 84, of Gorham, the 1973 Maine Teacher of the Year.

Obituary of Dr. Alfred Hurwitz, 85, of Kennebunk, who was awarded six campaign s

Obituary of Dr. Alice Augusta-Skolfield Whittier, 96, of Portland, the first wom

Obituary of Dr. Charles Augustus Hannigan, 71, of Bailey Island, a longtime Lewi

Obituary of Dr. Edgar Andrew Bering Jr., 77, of Isleboro, a neurosurgeon, medica

Obituary of Dr. George W. Draper Jr., 71, of Waterville, who served as chief of

Obituary of Dr. George W. Hallett, 74, of Falmouth, the retired chief of pediatr

Obituary of Dr Henry S Haskell, 81, of St George, an educator and founder of

Obituary of Dr. Mary B. Essex, 94, of Bridgton, a former professor of child stud

Obituary of Dr Paul Millner Ashton, 91, of Topsham, a practitioner of obstetric

Obituary of Edward G. Hudon, 79, of Brunswick, a lawyer who became a law profess

Obituary of Elizabeth Harmon Shaw, 83, of Cape Elizabeth, who as a young woman w

Obituary of Elizabeth Williams Scully, 101, of Falmouth, who had spent summers a

Obituary of Elmer D. Colcord, 98, of Boothbay Harbor, a minister and the oldest

Obituary of Elsie H. Whitmore, 101, of Portland, a native of Deer Isle who lived

Obituary of Emma F. Charnley, 100, of Cape Elizabeth, a native of Westminster, M

Obituary of Estelle H. Perry, 96, of Portland, who co-authored "The Story of Mai

Obituary of Evaline M. McNaughton, 64, of Portland, an artist, pianist and poet.

Obituary of Evangeline Beaupre, 102, of Saco, a native of St. Celestin, Quebec,

Obituary of Flora A. Aldrich, 103, of the Barron Center, a longtime waitress in

Obituary of Florence B White, 100, of Parsonsfield, a former teacher in Provide

Obituary of Frank J Russell, 100, of Lewiston, a foreman at the Bates Manufactu

Obituary of Franklin G. "Fuzzy" Wilson, 79, of Kittery, who founded Kittery's on

Obituary of Frank W. Bryant,, 84, of Portland, who retired after 30 years as Por

Obituary of Fred C. Scribner Jr., 86, of Portland, a lawyer who was active in th

Obituary of Frederick Collins Dennison, 85, a physician who practiced medicine i

Obituary of Frederick Keamy, 71, of Lisbon Falls, who was appointed judge of the

Obituary of Fred L Perkins Jr, 74, of Warren, a longtime educator who develope

Obituary of Gary A Phillips, 34, of Portland, who died after a five-year strugg

Obituary of George Hannon Sr., 84, of Casco, Portland's last trolley car operato

Obituary of Gerold K. V. Klein, M.D, of Brunswick, who specialized in general an

Obituary of Grace DiPietro, 83, a founder and former owner of DiPietro's Market

Obituary of Hallie M Harriman, 86, of West Paris, a teacher who served in the M

Obituary of Harold Clifford Clark, 103, of Gorham, a World War I veteran who ret

Obituary of Harold C. Marden, 94, a retired justice of the Maine Supreme Judicia

Obituary of Harry H. Hadlock, 82, of Kezar Falls. Hadlock, known as "The Mighty

Obituary of Harry Warsaw, 96, of South Portland, who ran for governor of Maine i

Obituary of Helen Caspar Cowan, 101, of Orono, formerly of Portland.

Obituary of Helen D. Purley, 90, of Scarborough, an animal expert and the owner

Obituary of Henrietta Langella, 101, of Windham, a native of Italy who lived in

Obituary of Horton William Emerson Jr., 69, of Gorham, a professor of history at

Obituary of Iris Elizabeth Almy, 92, of Portland, who ran the Portland Public Li

Obituary of Janet Whittier Grinnell of Standish, the owner of Chroma, an artist

Obituary of Jennie M. Bearor, 101, of Madison, a mother of 11.

Obituary of Joan H. Perry, 65, of Brunswick, a philanthropist. In 1992 Perry an

Obituary of John M Rogers, 37, of Bath, who served as a legislative aide to Joh

Obituary of Josephine A Whetstone, 72, of Buxton, who worked for many years as

Obituary of Josephine L. Holt, a longtime volunteer for numerous organizations w

Obituary of Joseph Lovegren, 65, of Peaks Island, a former businessman and edito

Obituary of Judge Abraham H. Lipez, 90, a native of Russia and the father of Mai

Obituary of Jules Krems, 80, of New Britain, Connecticut, a longtime leader of P

Obituary of Justinas Konstantinas Vaskys of Putnam, Connecticut, founder and fir

Obituary of Katherine E Owen, 83, of Edegcomb, author of a history of Edgecomb

Obituary of Katherine J. Dunning, 100, of Windham, a dressmaker and former owner

Obituary of Kenneth L. Holmes III, 26, of Buxton, a former Maine poster child fo

Obituary of Leroy F Hussey Sr, 96, of Augusta, a member of the Maine House of

Obituary of Louise E. Mahar, 104, of Perry, an 89-year member of the Perry Grang

Obituary of Marion W. Morris, 101, a long-time Scarborough resident who was livi

Obituary of Marvin D. Hicks, 93, of Cape Elizabeth, who during World War I playe

Obituary of Mary King Turner, 104, of Round Pond, a native of Boston who came to

Obituary of Mary Rose Roy, 83, of Scarborough, an artist and doll maker.

Obituary of Mildred Orr Richter, 102, of Freeport, the town's oldest resident.

Obituary of Monsignor Joseph E. Houlihan, 84, a longtime Catholic priest in Port

Obituary of Monsignor Peter J Flanagan, 82, of Portland, a Catholic priest for

Obituary of Myron U. Lamb, 94, of Limerick, a landscape architect, city planner

Obituary of Nancy Devine, 37, of Waldoboro, a poet and creative writing instruct

Obituary of Napoleon Nadeau, 101, of Brunswick, who worked in the Topsham mills

Obituary of Omar R. King, 78, of Bath, a former executive of Bath Iron Works, wh

Obituary of Patricia J. Petterson, 61, of Windham, a community activist.

Obituary of Peter M Damborg Jr, 74, of Vienna, press secretary to Gov James B

Obituary of Polixeni Notis, 101, of Saco, a native of Albania

Obituary of Ralph H Ross, 70, of Sanford, a lawyer and longtime District Court

Obituary of Ralph T Gould, 93, of Cape Elizabeth, a successful businessman and

Obituary of Raymond Carr, 70, of South Portland, an inventor who developed a sno

Obituary of Raymond Geiger, 83, of Lewiston, the longtime editor of the Farmers'

Obituary of Rev. Dr. Albert John Doran, 80, of Gorham, an educator and minister.

Obituary of Rev. Edward J. Kilmartin, 71, a Portland native and a professor at t

Obituary of Richard B Aldridge, 63, of Phippsburg, a well-known Maine poet

Obituary of Robert E. Waite, 82, of Standish, a community activist and a co-foun

Obituary of Robert L. Stevens, 78, of Peaks Island, owner of the former Frost Mi

Obituary of Robert S Cohen, 73, of Portland, a co-founder of Spring Valley Coun

Obituary of Roderic MacDonald Scott, 78, of Mount Desert, an astronomer who work

Obituary of Ronald L Butland, 50, of North Yarmouth, a member of the Maine Base

Obituary of Ruth Bullard Howes, 96, of Portland, a former dean of women at Westb

Obituary of Ruth Millay, 97, a resident of Portland since 1969, a longtime Bowdo

Obituary of Ruth V. Tarbox, 100, of Hollis, the organist at Hollis Center Baptis

Obituary of S. Allan Howes, 90, of Portland, a former headmaster of Waynflete Sc

Obituary of Simmone Francoeur, 90, a former Westbrook city assessor.

Obituary of Sister Jeannettee Rousseau of the Good Shepherd order, 85, formerly

Obituary of Sister Mary Carmelita Coyne, the former Mary Margaret Coyne, 75, of

Obituary of Sister Mary Estell Fogg, the former Mary Bernadette Fogg, 94, of Por

Obituary of Sister Mary Mark Barrett, the former Mary Agnes Barrett, 83, of Port

Obituary of Stanley Carroll Harvey, 74, of Lyman, who served in the 101st and 10

Obituary of Steve T Sechak, 50, of Rumford, a painter and professional musician

Obituary of the Rev. Kenneth P. Crawford, 82, of Freeport, who served several Na

Obituary of Thomas J Doherty, 82, of Portland, a career police officer and long