Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… 1927, and she became determined to be the first woman to match his feat. Miss Grayson landed in Maine to much fanfare and excitement."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… State Museum Description A man and a woman show off the fashions of 1866 in Bangor. Around them are hat and shoe styles."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888

"The woman on the right in the doorway is Larla Smith (ne Mrs. Sidney Graves). View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Whatever they would catch, the woman would skin clean and prepare. In the winter hunting became less popular because of the coldness."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Vaughan quickly realized that Peabody was a woman of exceptional ability with strong intellectual aspirations."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"a man or woman boy or girl may look back and sigh for some small relic hereby to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… Sayward, was a friend of Clara Cary, the woman Martin married in 1850. The illustration appears on page 187 of John Martin's "Journal" that he…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The first woman manager of the Swan's Island Electric Co-op.Swan's Island Historical Society Three occupational areas, in particular, have an…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"1887Lincoln Historical Society He married a woman named Maria Hersey in 1837. They had four children together named Ira, George, Charles, and Mary."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… that became the norm for the working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased ready-made."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Martha Ballard One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812)."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Ira married a woman named Almeda and had at least two sons and one daughter. Ira Fish died in about 1870 at eighty years old."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… young age and was later adopted by a Penobscot woman from Greenbush. Growing up, she learned how to make baskets which she sold until she turned 96."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you? A An Adult Q Did you still go to work? A…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… building that, "Saturday night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… bring their designs to the average American woman. Said to be a Dior design, but lacking any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Mrs. Lewis, a woman who owns the little store down the street, is bidding $4,000 for our oldest and largest fox on the farm."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… testified before Maine's state legislature for a woman's right to vote Janet Trafton Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and first governor from…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Inez Matthews Pendleton, a local woman who attended Wellesley College, was Islesboro’s first woman superintendent in 1905. When Mrs."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… and 1859 Rufus Adams made a portrait of a young woman, while A. M. McKenney took a picture of a young man in 1860."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… dancing as partners, the man's hand on the woman's waist, the two facing one another – and often were criticized as vulgar or sinful and therefore…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"People watch as a man swims to the woman trapped on the roof of her car. He was able to swim her to safety. Photo courtesy of the Bangor Daily News."