Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"The science room, library, and kindergarten would be enlarged, a new art and music room added, and an all new kitchen and cafeteria."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… continue to enlighten us with many old stories that are once again making their mark–just as the many inventors of Science Hill did so long ago."

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

"… that from that day out I would never dispute any science projected by man untill it was fully demonstrated that it was a failure or an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In 1864, John Martin drew…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"In the book by Roland E. Foss, “The History of the New Portlands in Maine”, it states that “West New Portland has a landmark that should not be…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Most are “traditional” with deep roots in the history of the industry not only in Lubec, but anywhere where herring were caught and smoked."

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

"… his philosophy of dancing, of "proper" society, of health, of appropriate manners, instructions for dances, and details about the various members…"

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

"… not costly but shows that the wearer is a person of fine taste which a poor person has the priviledge to enjoy if they make a study of the changes…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"The fifth volume is an account of one of his particular passions: dancing, and especially of the Dancing Fraternity of Bangor."

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

"The article was printed sometime after Raynes' death in 1914 when the unidentified author found a transcript he thought was lost of Raynes'…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of Alden Merry's house, Brownville Junction, 1893

"Martin frequently made detailed illustrations of houses and other buildings in and around Bangor where he lived."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"That brief summary of Martin's experiences does little to reflect the depth and value of his writings and illustrations."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… of themes and topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme; lesson…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3

"… Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History Press, Charleston SC"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Welcome to New Portland!

"… the schools in New Portland, the New Portland Community Library history, and some information about the history of the 3 villages in New Portland."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Strong's history is as simple and complicated as its citizens. Here we attempt to capture some of the town's core stories before they are lost in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Native people who made their lives on or near Mount Desert Island lived in groups of several extended families, in houses made of birch bark."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"… Stanfords Ball, Bangor Jesse Stone Katahdin Iron Works history Owen H. Williams Morgan Bristland Hollis Bowman D. C. McRuer Elbridge S. Fifield"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Remembering Franklin County, Luann Yetter, The History Press, 2009 Strong, Maine 1801-2001, The Strong Bicentennial Committee, 2001 Strong, Maine -…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… his lameness, his mother's illnesses, his work history, and, finally, the death of his daughter Mabelle (1866-1899)."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… final section of the book, Martin discusses the history of the Dancing Fraternity (Model Assembly), and instructions for doing the Redowa, Spanish…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us

"… a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"Throughout the history of iron making at the site, problems with the high sulfur content ore, transportation, and other issues persisted."