Maine Memory Network

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

"Martin, Johnson, and Carlson are island families whose roots on Swan’s started with quarry workers over 100 years ago and are still very much a part…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"1942Swan's Island Historical Society Families would also make ice cream when they had enough snow for the ice cream makers."

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

"… Swan’s provided a living for the fishermen, family members and other island citizens continued to use the land to grow vegetables and fruits, and…"

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

"They were the first family to have children in the house. Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Swan sought out laborers (preferably Protestant families) to cultivate the land and work his mills. Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… acres to any settler who would come, bring his family, build a house and cultivate the land. In turn, the settlers had to agree to stay seven…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"This house for picker’s families was usually not as fancy as the farmer’s house. It became know in local parlance as a “picker’s shack”."

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

"… Raynes Penobscot Bridge illustration Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First Baptist Church Gordon Percival…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… Vice President Hannibal Hamlin spoke at Norumbega Hall in Bangor on behalf of Republican candidates."

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… The quote is from a speech he gave at Bangor City Hall September 16, 1866. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… effort to preserve what history remained—donating family photograph collections, participating in oral history interviews, and volunteering their…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"1890Guilford Historical Society Here is the Guilford Town Hall as it was originally built, circa 1890."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh Carltons Corner Steamer Telegraph Charles Starbird Caroline Starbird Cate Sewall…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"These activities were located in the Odd Fellow’s Hall. When the Odd Fellow’s Hall burned in 1922, the owners built an actual movie theater."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"… Peter Stowell, DHS Historian DHS Members Marjorie Hall Bryant Papers, courtesy Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Laplant Jed Beach, Thesis “Outside Eden”, 2003…"

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

"Pages 47-90 Profiles of members, John Martin's Dancing School, reports of several dance events.   Pages 91-132 Acadian Hall, continued; profiles…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Then as an afterthought, he adds his family and writes: "The family of myself living in the village of Mexico Corner carless " By 1910, many of the…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Hudson, the Hilton Family, Drake Family and Cummings Family. In 1986, it was owned and operated as a bed & breakfast operation by John and Pat…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… would let his band play and practice during study hall. His favorite subjects were music and ancient history."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"Four large rooms on each floor flank a central hall, and an ell extends from the back of the house. The entry, decorated with pilasters and keystone…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a small lock-up to house offenders overnight or on a short-term basis."

New Sweden Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… second floor of the Parker School and at Union Hall (Community Hall), with eighty-two pupils enrolled altogether."