Maine Memory Network

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

"Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"in 1885. Some of the materials repeat what he wrote in his journal and other scrapbooks. Some of the people and events mentioned: Neil Kullborg…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"The Wilder Jewelry Building goes back to 1885 and has survived two devastating fires, one in 1884 and another in 1923."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… on page 107 of Scrapbook 1, which he wrote in 1885-1889. He wrote that the Belles Early was their favorite apple, then added, "Our next favorite…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"The 1885 map of Hallowell shows the occupant of the Thomas Bond House as C.A. Page. Charles A. Page was a manufacturer/dealer of saddle, harnesses…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… family moved from Ontario, Canada, to Lewiston in 1885. Dating into the mid 1890s her couture quality wine velvet and cream figured silk double…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"1885 Almeda J. Case née Wormell is seated on the left side.Lubec Historical Society Zoom in on this tintype photo for intimate views of these faces…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Grover Cleveland 'Clevie' (1885-1967) and Bessie (Joyce) (1893-1989) Dunham opened the store in their home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"At its peak in 1885, Bar Harbor’s summer Indian village at the foot of Holland Avenue was home to 250 Wabanakis."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… that made it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Walker Memorial Library

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Norway Memorial Library

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… School or the Green Schoolhouse was built between 1885 and 1887 and closed in 1966. This school is located on Church Street."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… Aiden Watson The building was the Cotton Mill at 1885; however, it later closed and was sold to the Kennebec Realty Company in 1903."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… single issue of The Westcustogo Chronicle, 1877-1885. Somersworth, New Hampshire : New Hampshire Pub. Co., 1977."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The business was doing well until August 21, 1885 when the mill burned down, along with 2,000,000 feet of lumber."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"2010. (S) Salvas-Coulombe Theatre Collection (1885-1991). (DC.49) McArthur Library Special Collections."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Queen Catherine’s Rose which was published in 1885, The High-Top Sweeting: and other poems published in 1891, and The Ballad of the Bronx published…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… (1883), Harbourside Inn (1889), Clifton House (1885) and Gaynor House (1902). Also, during this period, the Fire House was constructed (1903), The…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… by Thomas Parker, 1846 A History of Farmington, Maine by Francis Gould Butler, 1885 Natalie and Ben Butler’s research collection Nancy Porter"