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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."

Androscoggin Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… X Nylander was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree in 1938 for his years of service by the University of Maine at Orono."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

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

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… exploring some of the unique aspects of Lubec’s history. Links to those exhibits are available here or through the Narrative page Canning Sardines…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He was the author of the majority of company pamphlets and official communications. Gershom Flagg (1705-1771) Gershom Flagg was half share owner in…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… in 1948 as a widely circulated but unpublished “History of North Lubec.” Myron Avery on the trail X His lasting fame rests in his guiding…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… of Bangor drew an illustration of the north side of the interior of the store he operated for several years on Center Street in Bangor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"Martin wrote five volumes of recollections of his life and of events and people in the Bangor area, beginning in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… of my children I give a simple outline & location of the ground floor inside and locate some of the furniture which will be familiar to them…"

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

"Martin said he drew the Market Hall from recollection in part because he had never seen an image of it reproduced and because he and his wife, Clara…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… School – KIDS RSU2 Libby Ladner – 7th Grade Science Teacher – HallDale Middle School – RSU2 Lisa Leahy – Historic Hallowell Web Master - ConnectME…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees

"… of his mother and stepfather, Solomon Raynes; and of the Stevens family of Windham, into which Martin's stepsister, Rebecca Raynes, married. Mt."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… Davenport Square and drew illustrations of some of the speakers and of the scene. This illustration, on page 20 of Martin's "Scrap Book No 3," is…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"… on organizations Lowell apparently was unaware of the nature of the group.. Other topics and people mentioned are: Excerpt from book about…"

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

"… and who was the immediate cause of thousands of dollars worth of robberies in Bangor which still exist without restraint." Martin provides details…"

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

"It appears on page 286 of the journal Martin began writing in 1864 to record details of his life and activities in the Bangor area."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… the inside of the shop and provided descriptions of all of the items in the illustration, starting on page 561 of the 650-page journal."

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

"… drew the illustration of Hamlin and quoted some of his speech on page 39 of his "Scrap Book no 3," one of five volumes he wrote and illustrated…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… he chose for his ideal house was 9 miles south of Bangor on the east side of the Penobscot River in an area known as Ball Hill."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… of Bangor drew his self portrait in 1889 as part of a scrapbook in which he pasted newspaper clippings and he wrote and illustrated various aspects…"

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

"… the eldest child of John and Clara Martin of Bangor, participated in what her father called "one of the most novel sights ever exhibited in this…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"The illustration appears on page 94 of his journal. On the following two pages, he detailed the shop, church, or other business, or resident of each…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… Parish Church on French Street in Bangor are part of a journal that John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote and illustrated in 1864-1865 recalling…"