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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… 000-26 Some of the people and topics in Part I are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C."

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

"… called this house "the most & best house I ever see for $1000." The house belonged to Alden Merry and was built in 1891 in Brownville Junction…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… was opened wide In the library was a disaster I feel bad for its old master With the wall opened big The librarian did a little jig The work crews…"

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… down the street Breaking the silence is the tapping of my feet As I walk the streets I round a bend Hoping this chaos will come to an end"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… Presque Isle Historical Society When I asked if she had recess, I was shocked to realize that during the break they had during the day…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) was a fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early 1900s."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… with a root running out like a plough shear and I made a plough and covered the moulboard with hoop iron taken from iron hooped barrels the two…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… the crooks are more symetrical and handsome than I have drawn them from the reason that I drew them in the evening in my store among the bustle &…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I was 4 years old they had no visor and were wadded with cotton batting and sometimes trimed with…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… 517 as part of going to work as an accountant for I W Patten's store, which was located at the Doctor James B. Fiske Block."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"… life and give my children a thorough history I propose to give an outline of Rufus Prince's brick dwelling on the next page although it is a very…"

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

"… in 1864. Martin entitled the drawing "The Tree I Lost." He wrote that he planted the tree, which came from Nath Harlow's nursery in Bangor, in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… items to sell: “My dad used to do quillwork when I was a boy – and I always had quills stuck in my hair. And he was a birchbark craftsman."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"I am to start for California next Friday and may never return. C.H.B." In the case of nineteen year old Henry I."

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"The Blizzard - Works Cited Boucher, Linda S. I wish for those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"… about my grandmother’s childhood and schooling was very interesting to me. I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learning about her too."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… theater, rallying patriotic fervor with World War I artwork, or inventing new technology to keep a local industry booming, Biddeford has produced…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"One entry laments: 1865: I went to Mr. E. Brackett’s to take care of a sick child–diptheria. Little Carrie very sick indeed. Dr."

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

"… furniture manufacturers, Furber & Metcalf, I.W. Patten; and local politics, including his failed bid to become city clerk."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin barn plan, Bangor, 1867

"Martin wrote, "When I build my barn it will be like this if it comes under the head of a possibility."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"He wrote of that it was "the easiest swing I ever sit in," adding, "we have had gent & Ladies swing in it from New York Indianna Massachusets & many…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840

"… above premices presents the only instance that I know of where God and man had formed a copartnership to plan a residence for man and beast where…"

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

"… premises outside for the benefit of my children I give a simple outline & location of the ground floor inside and locate some of the furniture…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"I have given his person & expression almost exact representing him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that…"