Maine Memory Network

Nordica Memorial Association

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… in other writing about his family's history, his childhood and early work experiences, his introduction to and passion for dancing, and dances held…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"Learning about my grandmother’s childhood and schooling was very interesting to me. I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learning about her…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… about his family's history in Ellsworth, his childhood in Brewer and Hampden, his lameness, his mother's illnesses, his work history, and, finally…"

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

"… better understand their father and their own childhoods. He is shown "haulling his pas dinner on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"… grandparents in the hospitality business since childhood. However, the intellectual challenge and opportunities of a college education were stolen…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"… Glenna, it was interesting to learn about her childhood and schooling. Glenna was born in Masardis, ME, growing up with eight brothers and sisters…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… her marriage to John Martin Sr., his own childhood, including his father's death; his mother's remarriage to Solomon Raynes, and the family's move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… Adelma (“Dell”) Somes Joy penned her childhood memories, including these recollections of Penobscots camping near her family home (documents in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… and other scrapbooks: his family history, his childhood, and his various jobs. Poignantly, he also recorded the deaths of two of his daughters…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… in a large Victorian chair capture the spirit of childhood in an ambrotype made about 1858. Marian Longfellow, Portland, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Olive Gray's childhood dressMaine Historical Society Contrasting with these two luxurious and fashionable gowns, a modest small child’s dress in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… his and his wife's families, then follows his childhood, education, friends and amusements, and various employments, and marriage."

Penobscot Marine Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… to care a lot for his family and had a good childhood. In a letter found in the suitcase he addressed Fannie as Aunt Fannie and Farnum as Dad."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Hannah: Reminiscences of an 1850 Childhood, 1982. Wood, Esther. Saltwater Seasons, 1980. Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Photographs, early postcards…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… their kids up the right way even after their childhoods. Once Edward was old enough to start working with him, Benjamin took him to sell properties…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Sally describes her childhood summers playing with native island kids: "When I was a child… we did have cars but if you went across the island to go…"

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

"… and observations about his parents, his childhood, his, work, the places he lived, his political views, his passions -- all intended for his wife…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… with collecting historical photography stems from childhood. When he first visited Maine antique shops as a child in the 1950s, the contents of…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… feelings of which I am capable—the remembrance of childhood days and earliest years of my life. And it all seems to me like a dream or a fairy…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… missionaries, she moved quite a lot in her childhood. In 1849, Charles, her father, moved to California for the Gold Rush."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.