Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"…   Part 3, pages 48-64 Martin continues his discussion of politics, beginning with a visit by steamer from Bangor to Hampden by a "whole load…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"He also presents an 1837 profile of Bangor and a discussion of how the city changed from that time until the late 1860s, when he created the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"People and events discussed include: The Berger Family Dr. P. B. Mills Fred Foster John Z. Ricker Mount Holyoke Weather records Wood Bishop & Co."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… 133-end In the final section of the book, Martin discusses the history of the Dancing Fraternity (Model Assembly), and instructions for doing the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 30-47

"…   Part 2, pages 30-47 Martin continues his discussion -- often quite strident -- of Democratic politics in Maine and nationally, generally…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"He also discussed their training and duties. He also wrote about the "demoralisation of our once peacable city," largely blaming the Irish for the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… offers and illustration and a quite interesting discussion of a former slave who lived in Bangor and who explained to Martin and others what…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"… this section, Martin has a newspaper article that discusses the July 4, 1865 festivities in Bangor in some detail."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… illustration of "Fashion in Bangor, 1865," with a discussion of what his mother wore when he was 4 years old and commented on what had changed…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"The illustration is followed by a discussion of the fashion and comments on how politics, social life, and fashion had changed by the end of the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… April 23, 1933 edition of Along the Waterfront discussed news that the treasurer of the Portland Fish Co., Arthur Black was in Washington D.C."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… topics and then added to these after our lively discussion at the Community Conversation held in September."

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… their good fortune, the group began to meet to discuss the overall project, review the materials received from MHS, register for program access on…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"It discusses the history of the Cilley family, including how Greenleaf Cilley was one of the first casualties of the Civil War."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"X Guest speaker Bangor resident, Mr. Leon Higgins, meets with Doughty students at the Bangor Public Library to discuss life in the '40s. X"

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"X Students discuss the Flying Torah with Mr. Bill Cook. X Students scan images during a winter break work session at the Bangor Public…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… for Rufus Prince, a club of young men formed to discuss current events and other topics, the destructive freshet of 1846, a trip to Ellsworth with…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"… on page 226 of the journal, as part of his discussion of the Freshet of 1846. Martin said he drew the Market Hall from recollection in part…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"… several sections of the Scrap & Sketch Book that discuss the "demoralization" of Bangor, including the arrival of prostitutes."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… the changes in Bangor between 1844 and 1864 and discussed women "who bore a bad name." He wrote that Liz and Clark rented a house and "In a short…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… from Robert Boyd calling for a meeting in Gray to discuss Separation, 1816Maine Historical Society Although resulting in a nearly 4,000 vote…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"Among the important manners discussed were universal suffrage for all men over 21, the power of the legislative branch and representation in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"… to provide for vagrant and outcast girls, and discussed this with friends in April 1872. She interested Mrs. Almira C."

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… with staff from the Skowhegan History House to discuss historical resources in Skowhegan and to brainstorm ideas for student-led projects."