Maine Memory Network

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

"… up three hundred thousand young good and true men to their distant & mournfull graves, and three thousand Millions in treasure to admit our…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… rented a house and "In a short time the young men who cared but little about Character visited the house in dozens and some disgracefull and noisy…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections about his life and events…"

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

"… witnessed in all my day. I had read and heard of men going above the clouds, I now had the reality before me and I made a vow that from that day…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Revival style reflecting current architectural fashions. The building has been rebuilt several times because of fire and water damage; as of 2009…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… and girls were skilled canoeists who used paddles fashioned by their fathers. Their way of life changed as a result of the coming of the Europeans…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Fashioned after the Army in every respect, their titles were military, their lodges had military names and they wore special uniforms. (The U.R.K.P."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears, and coyotes. A few trout from Valley Brook, Strong, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… conveyances that were mainly boards and ropes fashioned to make a raft, or they could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… local ladies have been meeting to create and fashion the very best ideas from their whirring sewing machines heard from within their building."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… together, the inside of which looks like an old fashioned “cob house” on an improved scale. The interior is filled with heavy stones and gravel."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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