Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… (1790-1867) designed the high school building, at right, which was built in 1852 on what was known as the Bruce Lot."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"They raised their kids up the right way even after their childhoods. Once Edward was old enough to start working with him, Benjamin took him to sell…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"At right, she is in "her ever favoured hobby sitting by a window all alone in a rocking chair her foot on another chair reading." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… is which is to howl down every man who advocates right and is sincere in what he preaches." View additional information about this item on the…"

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

"… when he began working for Martin and the boy, at right, after he had been on the farm for six months."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"… on the link to that section (under the image at right) to read the PDF file. Reading PDF files For best results, adjust your browser settings so…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… were the admiration of all visitors." Along the right side he wrote, "I trimmed this tree in 1865 so I could stand under the branches which threw…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The blaze came unexpectedly, right before the 4th of July celebration. The village of Lincoln is very fortunate for the wind not blowing, because the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… class can be viewed below: Ira Fish (bottom right) from The History of the Town of Lincoln by Dana Fellows X Emily Robinson "Research your…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He chose to serve his country right out of high school at the age of 18. Instead of going off for further education in college, he chose to serve on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… class can be viewed below: Jeremy Nelson (top right) from The History of the Town of Lincoln by Dana Fellows X Jordyn Leonard "Research your…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"It was built right on this same spot at the Jr. High. In the early years, the male teachers were paid $4.18 a week and females were paid $1.52 a week."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… for the convenience of the store, since it was right on Main Street. Personal service was very important for Carney’s."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… be able to get the things they would need right away, they would have to go out of town to get certain things."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… fighting in the war, I probably wouldn’t be here right now. So many people have given their lives for us to be here, and it means a lot to me and I…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Now we have ambulances that have certain rights on roads that allow them to get to patients quicker."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… refused to quit and released the next edition right on schedule by temporarily contracting with a publisher in another Maine community."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… Phillip Soderquist, a teacher, applied a good right hook to a young tough from picking on smaller kids on the playground. He knocked the boy out."

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"1865Maine Historical Society The faces of pre-Civil War rural Maine are symbolized in a daguerreotype of John R."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… 100 acres at Newbury Neck and other proprietor's rights in Ward 6. Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… did lapse, leaving the settlers bereft of legal rights except that of possession. Incorporation After the Revolutionary War, deeds and titles were…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Home of May Sisters, with School at far right X Together they operated the school until Sara's death in 1888."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 4 of 5

"… deeds did not always recognize subsistence rights, Wabanaki leaders later reiterated in councils that they had reserved the sovereign aboriginal…"