Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… about his family's history, his childhood and early work experiences, his introduction to and passion for dancing, and dances held at Katahdin Iron…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… he wrote in 1885-1889. He wrote that the Belles Early was their favorite apple, then added, "Our next favorite tree was the Ladies blush a small…"

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

"… Intro: pages 0-73 Approximately 1800-early 1830s   Part 1, to page 73 John Martin (1823-1904) begins his formal accounting of his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"He also wrote about his early gardens, his lameness, his sled design, national politics, his apprenticeship to and work for Doctor Increase S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Raynes went to California in early 1850 during the Gold Rush fever. He lived in the Yreka, California, area the rest of his life."

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

"… of a 150 pictures before she could read a word as early as from 3 to 4 years old she made books her friend & has never yet departed from them.' In…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… the spring the year of 1832 or 1833 being early and described and drew this illustration of the fish weir that residents constructed on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… near Brownville when the trolley began operating early in the year, and wrote, "when I was in Bangor July the 4th I had the pleasure of seeing the…"

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

"… well. The sentence continued, "and a dwarf belles early were the admiration of all visitors." Along the right side he wrote, "I trimmed this tree…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… in the MHS collection may be late 1940s possibly early 1950s interpretations of the new "pencil" skirt suit."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… Martin began writing in 1867 and concluded in the early 1870s, he continues the political discussions that comprise much of his Scrap & Sketch…"

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

"1865Maine Historical Society By the early years of the 19th century, the faster-paced, more intimate waltz surpassed older dances like contra or…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… fabric fitted, short basic skirt suits from the early war years. However, Mabel Graney's minimalist, possibly remodeled slate blue six button…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"By the early 1870s, rusticators had plenty of hotels from which to choose, and by the early 1880s, many had built their own “cottages.” For the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building of large hotels and many large summer “cottages”. This time period is sometimes referred to as the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… homes and buildings, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There are plenty of other existing examples around Mount Desert Island of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… comfortable year-round home for Mame until the early 1990s when her old age necessitated moving out of the Old Ell and down the road into her niece…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… at the time the original Asticou Inn burned in early September 1900 and the “new” Asticou Inn, which still stands today in 2013, designed by A.C."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Many, of course, received only one or two years of schooling. Village Store and Homes, Somesville, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… of Donald and Marguerite’s second child in the early 1950s, they decided that it would be best if Donald worked closer to home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"spent extended time away from home in these years to make a living at sea and bring home necessities and a few small luxury items to his growing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"Like other early families living on the island in these times, the Savages interacted with the natural resources available nearby to establish…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"During the early part of the 20th century, The Old Ell belonged to A.C. and Emily Savage’s son John C."