Keywords: Dancing Class
Item 21614
Lucy Johnson's Dancing Class, Skowhegan, 1927
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1927 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 10393
Primary students dancing, North School, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler
Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867
"… lumber merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry
"Kids at the quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited…"
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
Story
Dr. Norman Beaupré: Preserving his Franco-American culture
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Journey growing up as a Franco-American in Biddeford to his career as a professor and author.
