Keywords: record player
Item 148463
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1957 Media: Metal, Bakelite, rubber, wood
Item 14620
Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Fort Kent Media: Wood, metal
Exhibit
Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 3
"It tells of players, records, and descriptions of games. It is written by Leon Higgins in 1942. It was created for the Bangor Highschool Oracle which…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2
"The Rumford High School basketball players of the 70’s were fortunate to be coached by a young and enthusiastic coach like John Shaw, but there were…"
Story
Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc
Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville
Story
Coaching in Maine and how to become a good coach
by University of New England
Dr. John Winkin speaks at sports medicine lecture, introduced by Dr. Doug Brown
