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Keywords: Drums

Historical Items

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Item 148464

Hand drum by James Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2018 Location: Old Town Media: Deer hide, wood, acrylic paint

Item 100382

Civil War drum, Rumford, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Rumford Media: Wood, leather

Item 148511

Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1854 Location: Portland Media: Wood, hide, rope

Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"They specialized in making maple drums during the Civil War for Union Regiments. Civil War drums were generally sixteen inches in diameter, smaller…"

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Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"Kimball Drum, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Written on the top of the head of this drum is, "Frank C."

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Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"Drumming at war was dangerous, because the enemy knew that without the drum, commanders lost contact with their troops."

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… sargents &c all boys and their music being boys with tenore drums." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"The drum was in the family until it was stolen. Bodwell came to Lincoln by way of Sebec with his wife, Polly. Polly was probably born in Exeter."

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"They would just put the boards into the drum, which would spin for 5-6 hours. It would go counter clockwise then they would reverse it."

My Maine Stories

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Powwow Music
by Chris Sockalexis

Playing powwow music with my group, the RezDogs

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Blessing of the Creatures MAINEUSA
by Marty Pottenger

Passamaquoddy "Blessing of the Creatures'' honors the creatures of Maine.

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Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks

How I became a country and bluegrass musician