Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The family home was behind the family's business space. Next to the family home was the business of James B."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches."

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

"Market Hall, Bangor, 1846 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"Eureka Hall, Stockholm Eureka Hall X This building is now known to all of us as a nice family, sit-down restaurant in downtown Stockholm, Maine."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Caring For Our Families and Friends From the first European settlement on Swan’s Island, written records show that the community has financially…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"He then lent his diving suit to A.S. Hall. Hall went back to New Meadows and talked the engineer, Mr."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"A brick Town Hall was begun in 1837 at the intersection of Centre and Water Streets, the current site of the Grant Building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"In 1926, the Masons moved from the Masonic Hall in the Ledyard Block to the new Masonic Temple at 788 Washington Street."

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

"… from Maine, gather and perform in the Odd Fellows Hall for three nights usually in early August. Sweet Chariot musicians on a windjammer…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 47-90

"… the Hampden Town Hall, and dances at Temperance Hall and Dolan Hall in Bangor. Martin also writes profiles and provides photos of: Samuel R."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Holt, Alfred T., 2000, “Bath Families of the 19th Century.” Longley, Diane G. and Whitney, Arlene L., 1996, “The People’s History of Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… angry mob to stop the destruction of a Catholic family's home. With his brother, William Moses, they both became wealthy business men who financed…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… was part of the important, ship building Patten family. These people are important because their businesses lasted so long and they helped to make…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"The entire Palmer family had a long tradition of running dry goods stores in Bath. After the short-lived establishment of Gershom Palmer, William P."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… as postmistresses, navigators, shopkeepers, and family business managers, while their husbands earned the wages that financially supported the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

"… of the organization, information about Acadian Hall, Wasgatts Quartet, a list of members, including their professions and estimated worth, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"… Martin continues his description of Acadian Hall that he began in Part 1, introduces New York dancer and teacher L."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi's family goes back to some of the first English settlers to come to Swan's Island, the Sadlers."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… dirt for artifacts, and learned about their own family connections to quarry workers. Please join us in our exploration of Baird's quarry, from its…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Some were able to return to the island on weekends. Mohler-Dewsnap family, Swan's Island, ca. 1950Swan's Island Historical Society This period…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… Island Historical Society Telephones for family use arrived on the island during the 1920s."

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

"This is being accomplished by sharing family photos, personal artifacts, oral histories, and stories."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… Pendleton & Ross Eliab Metcalf Daniel Chaplin George W. Merrill Thomas H. Shaw Hatch House Tavern Norumbega Hall Isaac W. Patten Edwin Patten"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"… at Solon Wilders Floral Concert at Norombega Hall in Bangor on July 9, 1864. Martin wrote that in other years, the performance had been mostly…"