Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially slow in the winter of 1865."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"Martin (1823-1904) hired Ryder to deliver goods for him. Martin provided the boy with some clothes and boots and employed him for 16 months until…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… Martin (1836-1902), stories; climbing a tree at center, and showing his father, John Martin (1823-1904), "what he and Junior learned to do on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"Five of their six children were born there. Besides drawing and explaining the exterior of the house, Martin included a floor plan on page 514 of his…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"The business ran from 1927-1959, operated successively by Fred Morrill and Arthur Dunn. The greenhouses were later sold and moved to Allen Farms in…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"In the wake of the sardine industry’s demise those fishermen who remained turned to the lobster, scallop, shellfish and urchin fishery."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"During the 1980s and 1990s, the city’s business center relocated from the downtown area of Main Street to the northern end of Presque Isle as new…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"The museum opened in 1974 in a schoolroom organized with artifacts collected by Lincoln resident, John Weatherbee."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Governor Angus King said that the cost to CMP and Bangor Hydro Co., the state's two largest electric utilities, would top $25 million."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"As a marginalized people in this area they continue to demonstrate incredible resiliency and commitment to their culture and as such, it is important…"