Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket at grave, Bangor, 1889

"Her father, an accountant and shopkeeper, included the illustration on page 85 of a scrapbook he wrote and illustrated starting in 1888, while he was…"

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

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, first saw the electric railroad in operation on July 4, 1889 and drew this illustration of it."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… of Bangor, an accountant, shopkeeper, and garden and landscape enthusiast, drew this illustration of an apple tree on page 42 of a "Scrap and…"

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

"7 is Thomas' dog, No 12 is Nellie Chapman, and No. 13 is Cornelius Sullivan, "the most daring and desperate shaved head ever in Bangor." Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Society Lady of 1889," Bangor

"… to enjoy if they make a study of the changes and clothes themselves in colors and fashions that at once makes their society agreable with to other…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Galen C. Moses was born August 30, 1835 and died on Monday, April 19, 1915. There were a couple of people that were not as influential as Galen…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and, "this little girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… a total of 2,500 people with 880 of them coming from Rockland and other places along the Knox and Lincoln branch of the Maine Central Railroad."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"… particular" is an introduction to John Martin and the five volumes of his writings and illustrations presented here."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In the journal about his life that John Martin of Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"The form of the cap is exact, the outlines of the coat and boots very near. his rifile was encased to the lock his valise I carried to the exchange…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"She had been ill for several years. She and her husband of nine years, G. Fred Snow, had been living in New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… a dancing school in the building in 1849 and drew the illustration in a journal about his life and activities that he began in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… 1823 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor drew this illustration…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"He labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw. Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"… 1837 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The illustration, which John Martin (1823-1904) created…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Grant, a Republican, and Horace Greeley, a Democrat/Liberal Republican. Martin strongly disliked Greeley, a former Radical Republican, because Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"Raynes was quite successful and was a founder and important citizen of the town of Yreka. The article was printed sometime after Raynes' death in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E."

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

"People and events mentioned include: Rufus A. Wiggin Rinaldo B. Wiggin Henry Cary Cassander Cary, Samuel Harlow Sparhawk Harlow Moses S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… 1846 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In a journal he wrote in 1864, John Martin (1823-1904)…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. House Survey Vertical Files (Subject and Biography): Clippings, research notes, copied articles."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Lorena and Carrie Dunton, Bath, ca. 1890Patten Free Library Additionally, when the Universalist Church was built in 1839, and torn down before 1863…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… the frequent site of talks and exhibits on art and literature, and the youth room encouraged students to get together to study.” The men that the…"