Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

"… Library Description Collection of poems composed by Julia Harris May, a resident of Strong, 1833-1912."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"The village is composed of a score or two of little wood and canvas shanties, in which are sold a great variety of aboriginal trinkets, skins of seal…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… friends of Captain Patten depicts a tightly composed group of elegantly dressed men, of whom nothing more is known than an inscription that links…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… some of the most well respected and popular composers, musicians, vocalists, dancers, stage actors and film stars of the era."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… In 1909, Emma Huntington Nason, poet, author and composer wrote in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… How Great Thou Art  6:21 Click here for copy of the lyrics and information about the writers and composers of the songs appearing on the album."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… Nathaniel Deering, a noted attorney, editor composer, and dramatist. More conventionally posed are Elizabeth P."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Mr. Edwards was the composer of numerous songs and one called "The Flag of ’62." This Lincoln native was the Principal Musician with the 1st Maine…"

Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Leeds Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… leader below) Supply Belcher 1751-1836: American composer, singer, and compiler of "tune books"; dubbed the "Handel of Maine." Bob Marley born…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… petitioned the general court, sending a committee composed of Amos Dole, town clerk, John Crosby, and Reuben Newcomb."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… to be less formal and more creative in composing studio portraits. In an ambrotype, little Eleanor Bradley Peters proudly wears her large fur lined…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"The middens are primarily composed of clam shells, though there are also remains of oysters, sea urchins, fish, waterfowl and deer."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Harbor Library The legendary violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler was born on February 2, 1875, in Vienna, Austria."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Their son James composed the following inscription on the stone marking the spot where they now lie: They’ve run the race and won the crown They, the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"His talent as a musician and composer is the thing that insures his memory. He composed some pieces and published a collection of music known as the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I have composed some prayers to alter the minds of the savages. These prayers are of the natures. I teach catechism to the children and young people."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"The wedding was composed of all relatives as distant as cousin, including some second cousins. They took the cars immediately after for a bridal tour…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… famous soprano, and Percy Grainger, a very famous composer. Back in 1890, Bass Park brought Nelson, a world-class stallion, to the racetrack."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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