Maine Memory Network

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

"She had become a woman of property in an era when it was unusual for a married woman to own land in her own name. Olin died in 1922."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"There was another woman on the other side of the table, and that was fun because you did socialize and have a little bit of life other than just…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Inez Matthews Pendleton, a local woman who attended Wellesley College, was Islesboro’s first woman superintendent in 1905. When Mrs."

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

"… Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"In 1659, “Jane alias Uphannum,” a woman from a powerful Wabanaki family, appeared before English officials to recount a land sale."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… building that, "Saturday night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… that became the norm for the working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased ready-made."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime…"

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

"… bring their designs to the average American woman. Said to be a Dior design, but lacking any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"a man or woman boy or girl may look back and sigh for some small relic hereby to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… aspect changed the whole point of view of the woman who came under its influence. Her ideals were elevated, her trust in eternal goodness and its…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… Sayward, was a friend of Clara Cary, the woman Martin married in 1850. The illustration appears on page 187 of John Martin's "Journal" that he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the fashions of 1866 in Bangor. Around them are hat and shoe styles."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"A circa 1830-50 folk art painting of a woman wearing a bonnet was copied on a tintype. More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Art Silhouette of an unidentified woman, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Martha Ballard One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812)."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you? A An Adult Q Did you still go to work? A…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"A tintype shows a formally posed young woman set against a classical railing and trees as if in the outdoors."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"The lady’s plain dress and her old rocking chair indicate a rural origin for this tintype. Tintype of woman knitting, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… dancing as partners, the man's hand on the woman's waist, the two facing one another – and often were criticized as vulgar or sinful and therefore…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… The GAR also had a number of auxiliaries: the Woman's Relief Corps (organized on a national basis in 1883); the Ladies of the Grand Army of the…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… and 1859 Rufus Adams made a portrait of a young woman, while A. M. McKenney took a picture of a young man in 1860."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… involved was because of the movie “The Strange Woman”. The movie was set in Bangor, 1824. There were several pro-Temperance organizations with…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… filmmaking pioneer Maurice Tourneur's movie Woman (1918), John van den Broeck, a 23-year-old Dutch cinematographer, slipped and fell from a cliff…"