Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866

"… in Solon Wilder's floral concert on Monday, July 2, 1866. They sang a song that began "Pretty little zephyrs we, Swiftly through the air we bound…"

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

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

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… and shopkeeper, wrote about a parade in Bangor on July 4, 1865 that celebrated the end of the Civil War."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 3 of 3

"McGuire's July 5, 1909 exquisite tussah silk wedding dress, made by the Misses Macdonough of Portland, with neatly fitted pin tucked hips, tucked…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962. The fire men were off at a muster when a fire started in a building."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… WEBSITES: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, published July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"Rogers and weighing 93 tons. Also, on July 18, 1804 Jas. Spaulding, Elisha Snow and Isreal Snow sold the 40-ton schooner Three Brothers to Knox."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… proclaimed their support of the Revolution on 30 July 1774, and sent representatives to the Provincial Congress as a result."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"The Portland Daily Press, July 9, 1912, reported that he had attended the dedication via special rail car, returning to Portland and then to his New…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… in June, then the voters of Maine must vote in July to separate, and win by a margin of 1,500. A bill over the matter was vehemently argued on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… Linked to Naming of Joppa", Kennebec Journal July 27, 1962. Joppa Looking North, Hallowell, 1870Courtesy of Sumner A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"On July 21st Henry was among the soldiers at the first battle of Bull Run. Henry was among the soldiers killed when the Confederates drove the Unions…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"… is open to the public during the months of June, July and August on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Abbot Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"Martin worked for Thomas White from July to the end of November 1861, even though the pay was quite low."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… a sketch made by a lovesick man who came along July 20 1862 dressed in dirty ragged clothes sitting on the high ways by the fences and sketching…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… which appears on page 379 of the journal, on July 21, 1864 and wrote that the illustration shows the wooden store as it was in 1850 and the old…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… of a circus he attended at the Boston Commons on July 4, 1853. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper who kept meticulous records and, probably…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"He wrote on the illustration that on July 22, 1873, the Third Parish, accompanied by many Unitarians and Episcopalians made the same excursion."