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 1993

 

Article about Devon Gilbert, 5, of Portland, who was born without sweat glands.

 

Article about Donald Trumbull, a former Johns Hopkins Hospital physicians, who h

 

Article about Donald Trumbull, a former Johns Hopkins Hospital physicians, who h

 

Article about Don Dietrich, a former Maine Mariner, who is now Bonney Eagle High

 

Article about Don Dietrich, a former Maine Mariner, who is now Bonney Eagle High

 

Article about Dr. Mary Nash who was fired by the Sacoppee Valley Health Center s

 

Article about Dr. Mary Nash who was fired by the Sacoppee Valley Health Center s

 

Article about Dr. Mary Nash who was recently fired from her position with the Sa

 

Article about Dr. Mary Nash who was recently fired from her position with the Sa

 

Article about "ecowatts," the idea that the increased use of electricity is good

 

Article about "ecowatts," the idea that the increased use of electricity is good

 

Article about Edie Hoffman, 26, an outspoken Portland lesbian and gay-rights act

 

Article about Edie Hoffman, 26, an outspoken Portland lesbian and gay-rights act

 

Article about efforts of Portland's Friends of Evergreen Cemetery to restore the

 

Article about efforts of Portland's Friends of Evergreen Cemetery to restore the

 

Article about Elderworks, a day-treatment program for elderly patients with a hi

 

Article about Elderworks, a day-treatment program for elderly patients with a hi

 

Article about Elliott Schwartz, 57, Bowdoin College music professor and composer

 

Article about Elliott Schwartz, 57, Bowdoin College music professor and composer

 

Article about Erik Perry and Ryan Cox, the two Falmouth High School seniors runn

 

Article about Erik Perry and Ryan Cox, the two Falmouth High School seniors runn

 

Article about former South Portland city managerBernal B. Allen, the acknowledge

 

Article about former South Portland city managerBernal B. Allen, the acknowledge

 

Article about Fred Tenney, 27, who has devoted his life to raising money to figh

 

Article about Fred Tenney, 27, who has devoted his life to raising money to figh

 

Article about Freeport's Homework Hotline, which allows students and parents of

 

Article about Freeport's Homework Hotline, which allows students and parents of

 

Article about Gerald T. Chick, 43, a Kittery Public Works Department employee, w

 

Article about Gerald T. Chick, 43, a Kittery Public Works Department employee, w

 

Article about Gordon L. Brooks Sr., 64, of Saco, who is being held indefinitely

 

Article about Gordon L. Brooks Sr., 64, of Saco, who is being held indefinitely

 

Article about Gov. John R. McKernan's plan to cut $28 million in local school fu

 

Article about Gov. John R. McKernan's plan to cut $28 million in local school fu

 

Article about Gov. John R. McKernan's plan to restructure state government by co

 

Article about Gov. John R. McKernan's plan to restructure state government by co

 

Article about Hattie Bickmore, 59, who once ran former U.S. represenative David

 

Article about Hattie Bickmore, 59, who once ran former U.S. represenative David

 

Article about Heart to Heart, a support group for cardiac patients and their spo

 

Article about Heart to Heart, a support group for cardiac patients and their spo

 

Article about Herb Swift, 69, of South Portland, who died yesterday. Swift, the

 

Article about Herb Swift, 69, of South Portland, who died yesterday. Swift, the

 

Article about how a new technology, a telecommunications device for the deaf (TD

 

Article about how a new technology, a telecommunications device for the deaf (TD

 

Article about how students, teachers and administrators at Deering High School a

 

Article about how students, teachers and administrators at Deering High School a

 

Article about how the adoption of total quality management principles has allowe

 

Article about how the adoption of total quality management principles has allowe

 

Article about how the new electronic technologies and gadgetry can either simpli

 

Article about how the new electronic technologies and gadgetry can either simpli

 

Article about Jack Flynn, longtime coach and athletic director at South Portland

 

Article about Jack Flynn, longtime coach and athletic director at South Portland

 

Article about James E. Lewis, 38, a felon arrested last week, who is being held

 

Article about James Maloney of Waterboro who was badly beaten yesterday by four

 

Article about James Maloney of Waterboro who was badly beaten yesterday by four

 

Article about Jay Zeamer and how he earned a Medal of Honor while flying a recon

 

Article about Jay Zeamer and how he earned a Medal of Honor while flying a recon

 

Article about John and Carol Farrell, both 38, of Freeport, and the problems the

 

Article about John and Carol Farrell, both 38, of Freeport, and the problems the

 

Article about Jonathan Hough, who served on the jury that convicted Frederick Ri

 

Article about Jonathan Hough, who served on the jury that convicted Frederick Ri

 

Article about Kal "Tux" Burke, 36, of Naples, who always wears one of the hundre

 

Article about Kal "Tux" Burke, 36, of Naples, who always wears one of the hundre

 

Article about Kathy and Paul Arnoldy of Auburn and their experience in adopting

 

Article about Kathy and Paul Arnoldy of Auburn and their experience in adopting

 

Article about Lawrence A. Jones, 24, of Bangor, who was found murdered in a Balt

 

Article about Maine Secretary of State Bill Diamond, who along with House Speake

 

Article about Maine Secretary of State Bill Diamond, who along with House Speake

 

Article about Maine Senate President Dennis Dutremble who spent last week tourin

 

Article about Maine Senate President Dennis Dutremble who spent last week tourin

 

Article about Maine's ranking in the Center for the Study of Social Policy's rep

 

Article about Maine's ranking in the Center for the Study of Social Policy's rep

 

Article about Maine wild blueberries, with recipes and schedule of of blueberry

 

Article about Maine wild blueberries, with recipes and schedule of of blueberry

 

Article about Maine writer Susan Shetterly of Gouldsboro who has been chosen by

 

Article about Maine writer Susan Shetterly of Gouldsboro who has been chosen by

 

Article about Marc McCutcheon, 35, of South Portland who became successful at wr

 

Article about Marc McCutcheon, 35, of South Portland who became successful at wr

 

Article about mentor programs in Maine where adults in the workforce work with h

 

Article about mentor programs in Maine where adults in the workforce work with h

 

Article about Michael Clarke, 30, of Bath, a fifth-generation firefighter who al

 

Article about Michael Clarke, 30, of Bath, a fifth-generation firefighter who al

 

Article about Michael Milliken, a 17-year-old Scarborough High School junior, wh

 

Article about Michael Milliken, a 17-year-old Scarborough High School junior, wh

 

Article about Michael Orsini, 42, of Whitefield, who was killed after an exchang

 

Article about Michael Orsini, 42, of Whitefield, who was killed after an exchang

 

Article about Mike Caiazzo, a junior at Gorham High School who runs for the scho

 

Article about Mike Caiazzo, a junior at Gorham High School who runs for the scho

 

Article about Moulded Fibre Technology of Westbrook, a company that makes molded

 

Article about Moulded Fibre Technology of Westbrook, a company that makes molded

 

Article about Nathan Nickerson, 36, a Portland nurse-practioner, who recently wo

 

Article about Paddy Davan, now in his eighties, who served as athletic director

 

Article about Paddy Davan, now in his eighties, who served as athletic director

 

Article about Parent Hotline, a telephone service that gives parents guidance in

 

Article about Parent Hotline, a telephone service that gives parents guidance in

 

Article about people who work the overnight shift, why they do it, and the probl

 

Article about people who work the overnight shift, why they do it, and the probl

 

Article about Peter Hamilton, 42, a mental patient who set fire to his new picku

 

Article about Peter Hamilton, 42, a mental patient who set fire to his new picku

 

Article about Philip Levine, an astrologer and psychotherapist, who also runs an

 

Article about Philip Levine, an astrologer and psychotherapist, who also runs an