Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Capt."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor…"

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

"Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Noted Bangor architect…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"Division Street School, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The south side and west end…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The plans of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The primary and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"… walked to places like the Seaside Hall for a dance. This was a time when the young people on the island got to meet people from the other sides of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"It also housed dances, social gatherings, and had a movie projector. The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The dances raised money for the first island fire truck. In addition to taking in guests, she ran a pie shop and sold ice cream."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"members. The hall was used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Sheldon Carlson and Josephine Swann dancing, Swan's Island, ca. 1970Swan's Island Historical Society In the 1990s the island theater group, the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… center, hosting events such as church sales and dances. Movie reels were played on the hall's projector. In later years, it was used as a museum."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"It housed dances, social gatherings, and had a movie projector. Odd Fellows' Hall was constructed soon afterward, and its three stories still stand…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… time with friends and family than singing and dancing. It’s a beautiful day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village where many dances took place. Carl Rowe seining in a weir, Swan's Island ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… medicine shows and traditional song and dance, selling crafts and posing for photographs in Indian dress."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… that she opened the highly innovative Summer Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"You can imagine taking a boat to an island for a dance would be a lot more involved than taking a car like we would today."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Lucia. Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… to come together, sharing their art, music, dance, and culture with each other, and with visitors."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… of the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were abundant. We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… hundred residents, a couple of stores, and even a dance hall. Mr. and Mrs. Butler's house, Blue Hill, ca."