Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that they had been chosen as one of eight…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was perfectly black of the nicest polish and silver mounted in every particular even the hook on the end of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote, "Co B State guard black pants blue Broad cloth frock coat & a United States cap J R Richr Capt R L Morrison Lieut." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Knights Templar member, Bangor, 1864

"… life and activities, added, "Their uniform was black broad cloth of the finest quality & their caps beaver plush their arms swords and every member…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… cap a fine red broad cloth coat a pair of fine black broad cloth pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a knapsack empty and a pair of fine…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… Gordon fox farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red. Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Gary saved was Michael Durant, the pilot of the Black Hawk helicopter. Gary’s last words to Michael were “Good luck” and Gary handed Michael his…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"2, 2003. Price and Talbot, Maine’s Visible Black History, 2006, Tilbury House, Gardiner, Maine. Riis, Jacob, How The Other Half Lives, 1997, Penguin…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"In 1676 Mogg Heigon and his men led an unsuccessful attack on the Black Point garrison. Mogg suggested to Jocelyn that the settlers in the garrison…"

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

"Black Joseph Card Calvin Bakeman Eben Merrill Rebecca Raynes Charles Merrill Elm House, Bangor Thomas Finson Skinner Farm, Brewer Henry K."

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

"… bustle & noise of a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint does not represent their natural color." He wrote that it took him 6 days…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… border similar to a deep gilt frame inscribed in black letters / Annie (which is marked 3) this and the Salver of white Lillies were the richest &…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"with a black band and long ends to the bands. ... Their first collars were turn down all uniform but a stand up dickey came in fashion and they made…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… straw hat drab or yellow pants & vest sometimes a black coat & sometimes dark or brown most generally cut frock coat and as a rule smokes a cigar…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… at a place still called Ferry Beach, located near Black Rocks off the Black Point Road. It was part of the first King’s Highway."

Porter Memorial Library

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Old York Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans. During the picnics they also talked about life and the war."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Black Mountain Ski Resort now features skiing for the family at affordable rates, a tubing hill for the non-skier, and a modern, up-to-date lodge…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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