Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… view to the procedure used on the Kennebec when gathering ice. Click on the link to learn more about cutting ice on Cascade Pond in Hallowell."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… the cheers of students, teachers, and residents gathered at the school. The balloons represented the number of years since the Strong Elementary…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… summer resort” and become a “nucleus that would gather to itself each year whatever might be best in musical and other art." A committee was formed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… on MDI hunting, fishing, catching shellfish and gathering plants and berries. The Abnaki called the island Pemetic."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… recruited during the Centennial of Statehood gathering on August 1, 1920. It was named in honor of Maine's first governor of Maine, William King."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"With a gathering of antique equipment for the use of competition and display, musters were a source of games, family bonding, new friendships…"

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… subsequently developed into a slimmer gown with a gathered raised waist. Progress away from heavy full skirted formal silks to simpler styled…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… blue and white cotton gingham with a full gathered skirt and stiff net petticoat, associated with Ann Clark, and labeled "A David Crystal Fashion."…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… straight double-breasted silk coats with wide gathered shoulder sleeves. Described as a Jumper, a $3.50 black silk coat was marked on sale, priced…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… with trumpet wrist sleeves and a skirt tightly gathered at the hips to drape in a cascade from the waist, showing a wine color lining."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… records are small histories and genealogies gathered and written by John McKeen, historian and one of the founding members of the Maine Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… bark canoes, making seasonal journeys to hunt and gather wild animal and plant foods. Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and…"

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

"… village, and saw the daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops, travel, or just see people."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… rides, day hikes, evening lectures, small gatherings for tea and family celebrations, calling on friends, and the weekly dance or social at the…"

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

"… by their ancestors for fishing, hunting, and gathering. No longer able to survive solely on the old lifeways, Wabanakis now marketed their…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… first club, the Oasis (founded in 1874) where men gathered to drink and talk. Women, excluded from this men’s association, founded a social club of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"In this photo, three-quarters of the staff are gathered on the hotel steps. -Opulence to Ashes: Bar Harbor’s Gilded Century, by Lydia B."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"They gathered from Ridge, Split Hill, McCurdy, and Straight Bay, rural schools all, with teachers and some parents and friends."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Enormous crowds gathered to witness the launch of the 275’ ship. The vessel headed to the river prematurely and, dragging a 4200-pound anchor through…"

Poland Spring Preservation Society

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"Unfortunately for separationists, gathering support was difficult for their movement, which some thought unpatriotic and embarrassing, in light of…"