Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - B-flat fife, ca. 1860

"1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This fife was used by John Robbins when he was a drummer in the Civil War."

Music in Maine - Drumsticks, 1861

"Drumsticks, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Franklin C. Kimball (1844-1912) used these drumsticks while serving…"

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… Historical Society Dave Astor show sign, ca. 1970Maine Historical Society Dave Astor's Horn, ca. 1960Maine Historical Society"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… estate accounting, Portland, 1836Maine Historical Society Receipt for piano forte, Portland, 1836Maine Historical Society Stephen…"

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"… by Tilly Laskey, curator at Maine Historical Society, and installed at Maine Historical Society from March 8, 2024 to December 31, 2024."

Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"1854 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Noble and Cooley of East Granville, Massachusetts started manufacturing drums in…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… Medical Center, Portland, 1965Maine Historical Society Radios Montgomery Ward radio, Mapleton, 1929Haystack Historical Society While many…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"1904Maine Historical Society Dusty rose opera cape ca. 1895Maine Historical Society For centuries, fashion designers made outfits for…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018Maine Historical Society Wabanaki peoples created the first music of Ckuwaponahkiyik when they emerged, singing…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… circa 1925 Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society X Members of the Penobscot Nation toured the country as The Penobscot Band."

Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Colonel Freeman McGilvery (1823-1864) of Stockton commanded the Artillery at…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"1897Maine Historical Society Born in Rapsted Field, Denmark, Soren Hansen Bruns (1863-1910) left Denmark to avoid conscription into the army."

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Lyre, South Limington, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Pitch pipe, South Limington, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society John Joy (1809-1878)…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… Every Mile/Heart Talk, 1965Maine Historical Society Tombstone Every Mile, 1966Maine Historical Society A Career in Country Music By Ken…"

Music in Maine - Music stores

"1930Maine Historical Society Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca. 1895Belfast Historical Society Music stores well instruments and sheet…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"1978Maine Historical Society Civic Center model, ca. 1970Maine Historical Society The Cumberland County Civic Center opened in Portland on…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"1950Maine Historical Society The Lone Pine Mountaineers, Bangor, ca. 1940Maine Historical Society Born in Pea Cove near Old Town, Harold…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"1895Maine Historical Society George Washington Kemp, Leeds, ca. 1890Maine Historical Society George Washington "Wash" Kemp, came to Maine in…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… with ukulele, Sanford, 1931Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Sunday Telegram featured five-year-old Robert Cheney of Sanford…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Foggy Dew, Westbrook, 1956Maine Historical Society Musician and television repair man, Al Hawkes, founded the Event Records label in Westbrook in…"

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.