Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping supplies, sports equipment and guns.Bangor Historical Society Shep was very energetic, smart…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… March 23, 1862Bangor Historical Society Camp near Potomac Creek Va. March 23 1863 Dear Mother Last nights Mail brought the ever welcome letter and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even during that rough time she helped injured prisoners in the camp. This act of unselfishness shows how heroic she truly was."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and the Ryder’s cove summer community began, with people travelling from as far away as…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Bangor Soldiers and Prisoner of War Camps Bangor residents in other Maine Company's like Pvt. Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Savage, Douglas J. Prison Camps in the Civil War. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000. Small, Harold A."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… Iowa, July 10th, 1862Bangor Historical Society Camp Kearney July10th /62 I sent a letter to you the 7th with Ed Kent but as I received one from…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"I shall send you A drawing of our cook tents , Camps, etc. with this to give you an idea of our mode of living."

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

"… smell of roasted porpoise also wafted through the camp either because someone was roasting a chunk of porpoise for dinner or boiling its fine oil…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… lands, and our adventures were recounted around camp-fires in the evening.” Charles Eliot opened his own landscape architecture business and became…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"I had- we had a kerosene stove from camping. So we had lots of camping equipment. So we did get our cooler out and we did get our stove out."

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

"… army where he sketched battle scenes and camp life. Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings…"

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

"… son John recalled that during his boyhood Indians camping nearby taught him how to make snowshoes, woodsplint baskets, and a scoop net for fishing."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"With his father, Harvard President Charles William Eliot, in Europe, young Charles had use of the family yacht (the Sunshine) and camping gear."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… of camaraderie and community that existed in the camps continues through the annual Native American Festival, now in its 22 year."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Parties wishing to Hunt or Camp in Maine can secure an Excellent Guide by addressing Joe Pierpoll, Princeton, Maine, the best Indian guide in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… leaving this relatively palatial home and de-camping to the 2-bedroom, 1-bath Old House. The Old House built by John Savage II ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… spent many years traveling there seasonally and camping on the island. While there, his mind was on finding folks to rent his canoes, sport-hunters…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He pitched his camp there. Then he returned to Gloucester for his family and set to work. Soon more settlers arrived, including James Richardson, who…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Army in the Rhode Island campaign as aide-de-camp to General John Sullivan. After his service, Rufus studied law with Theophilus Parsons in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… entrance, for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen. These historic community boundaries are still respected, and many young…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… was washed overboard and her body floated to Camp Ellis. For years, lobster fishermen knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"