Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear

"… Slide Show The growing and changing range of outdoor and indoor activities pursued by the general populace increasingly required specific…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Crosby was a woman engaged in the outdoor and tourism industries at a time when it was overwhelmingly dominated by men."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"She attended many outdoor trade shows in Boston, New York and Philadelphia where she regaled visitors with stories about the Maine woods."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"In its early days, the GAR limited its activities merely to fraternal activities. Members soon began discussing politics, and their growing interest…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Strong had an active Masonic Lodge, but its history has not been well documented. Many Maine Masonic Lodges have consolidated, and the Davis Lodge…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Sabbath day activities started with Sunday school, followed by 10:00 a.m. worship service and an afternoon session from 1:00 until 2:30 or 3:00."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"The outdoor effect is especially evident in a tintype of a man seated on a bench on a faux beach with a maritime scene behind him, complete with a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… increasing participation in the workforce and outdoor activities, favored a more naturally curved silhouette with plain, sensible skirts (still…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"Steadily increasing female participation in outdoor activities such as lawn tennis, ball games, and bicycling contributed to demand for, and…"

Baxter State Park

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… learning from nature, in the health benefits of outdoor pursuits, and in science education. A crew consisting of “Captain” Charles Eliot, his…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… helped him buckle his winter boots that year for outdoor recess. Class sizes, Burr remembered, were “sixty students to a room” in those days."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… 1900 summer church services were held in an outdoor grove on the corner of Roxbury Road and Poplar Hill, near the Walton School."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"1915Bangor Public Library This wonderful outdoor recreational park has attracted people from all over to the huge variety of events and attractions…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… interior was said to bring the beauty of the outdoors inside but unfortunately, no interior photographs of the building have survived."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Skyline’s outdoor riding arena and surrounding fields provide a venue for equine events where carriage and sleigh drivers bring to life horse-drawn…"