Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… X Miriam Kelley adds the vital role in survival played by her father in this recorded account. Coincidentally, the calamity occurred on the 125th…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… wading in the mud in 1865; and with Fred Wood playing horse in 1864. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"There were school plays put on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids)."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"DeGarmo Brookes, comments on card playing, provides a program of an 1874 dance evening, Oliver Lunt's Dancing Academy, dances Martin sponsored, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… illustration, Martin wrote that Elmer went out to play in the yard and discovered a hammock in his mother's apple tree." View additional…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The children didn't get time to play or rest; and they would get sick from the damp, dark and dirty environment they worked in."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"The first movie that played was “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"This attitude played out in the now classic movies, "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando (1953), and "Rebel Without a Cause" with James Dean (1955)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer."

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… As the sun sets and day turns to night Children play board games by candle light Although the ice storm caused bad weather It brought families and…"

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"He was a great man because he went through war playing the drums and then taking care of his wife and eight children."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"The sea has always played an important part of the survival of MDI. Generations of men and women have worked the sea to support their families."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not officially part of the property but had space for two teams."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"MacMillan, a school friend of his. In 1897, he played one of his violins, made from parts of an old schoolhouse that had been on Ross Road, at the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… get together and put on the Gilbert and Sullivan play H.M.S Pinafore. These kids performed the operetta on board the yacht Shawna with car…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe played the piano and left behind her music books, including the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Thespian students could participate in one-act plays, and in the 1950's, the high school added the Future Homemakers of America, National Honor…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Two of the tintypes show the same pair of ladies playing chess. In a third tintype, as a defiant gesture toward Maine’s prohibition laws, two young…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"The skis were used for playing, running errands, skiing to school and to church. Henry Anderson, New Sweden, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Desert Island's summer residents have always played an important role in the character of the small coastal community."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… respite from the close confines of the Old Ell by playing and sleeping in the loft of the large family barn down the lane on Asticou Way."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"They learned poetry and performed plays. Future school teachers could begin training as school juniors. The pay, by today's standards, was low."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… weaving baskets and, of course, socializing and playing games. Trying out blubber, 1880Abbe Museum In cast-iron pots blackened by years of…"