Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"X Charles K. Savage Memorial: Thuya Garden, ca 2012 A quiet and serene memorial to Charles K. Savage was created in 1980 within the northeast…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… up to the newly finished school for opening day. The following is a list of the first teachers: Mrs. Burr, 4th grade; Mrs."

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… plane has been talked about since that momentous day and now a model of this plane, upside down, hangs in a corner of a room in the Lincoln…"

Alfred Historical Committee

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Haystack Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… the hack that transported them on their wedding day. He wrote, "This hack cost a thousand dollars and was owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"… house Hampden which has been in fashion to this day & I have one of them on now while writing this description." The drawing is one of two Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… wrote, "The Old Town House in Hampden has to this day a quantity of powder & balls which were deposited there by the fathers of this section which…"

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

"He reportedly signed up 110 men in two days for the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in which he became a captain."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"He wrote, "During those days they were the largest stores in the city built of wood and were filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"… "This ever remembered occasion was about the last days of Miller doctrine in this part of the county." View additional information about this item…"

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

"… down river before and I concluded to give the day to the whole family so we prepared eatables & other articles and all started accompanied by…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew this illustration of a cone cedar tree he transplanted to his yard on October 25, 1866."

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

"… what constitutes a Society lady of the present day. The material for dress in this case is not costly but shows that the wearer is a person of fine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"Society was here in force, and gayly dressed. . . . -New York Times, 22 Aug. 1901 Bar Harbor Horse ShowJesup Memorial Library A fine stable of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"“On this eventful day commemorating the naming of Lubec, the city of the same name across the sea sends hearty congratulations."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… and events back to 1904 up to the current day River Festival celebration. SPECIAL EVENTS A community that works hard will often play hard and…"

First Parish in Portland

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… wrote in his journal on September 5, “The same day we passed also near to an island about four or five leagues long, in the neighborhood of which…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Ten days later, Dr. Wilson G. Smillie penned a letter to the State Commissioner of Education explaining that the flagpole had been erected in memory…"

Whitefield Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… "This store has been a curse to me ever since the day it was established it has made no difference what article I have offered for sale the first…"

Pittsfield Historical Society

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