Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"When they saw people playing and rolling around in the cold powder, my parents thought they were absolutely crazy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"… to catch up on picking potatoes or to rest or play. This picture shows the Myron Gartley farm in 1976."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"The first movie that played was “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… wading in the mud in 1865; and with Fred Wood playing horse in 1864. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"… Stinson speaks of the hall: "I remember just one play there that—oh, Leora Wyman had, she had girls come here one time and it was, the hall was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"People came to learn how to play, and Flash in the Pans Community Steel Band was created. Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"While there, he would play music at schools. After he left the army, Jeremiah went to UMPI for a semester."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer."

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"… the emergency is, but for career firemen, they send a bell to the firehouse. Volunteer firemen play a vital role in saving lives for little pay."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf played an important role in Hallowell's shipping and trade industry. Hallowell-Chelsea Ferry, Kennebec River, ca."

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

"… As the sun sets and day turns to night Children play board games by candle light Although the ice storm caused bad weather It brought families and…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… and poems, performed dialogs, enacted scenes from plays and debated. Their meetings extended over four years, and their papers were eventually…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"When Albert went there, he would always play with them and their horses. He loved to stay in that house because the bed had so many warm blankets on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"… lack of time to tend their lobster traps) and played the games. It was a very special time for the team and the Swan’s Island community."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Audio stories Swan's Islanders at Work and Play CD Our audios story tellers: Marguerite Staples, Marion Stinson, Sonny Sprague, Keving Staples, Eva…"

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

"… used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade graduation."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"… exhibits, especially the islanders at work and play exhibits, we have had to work with scant primary source information."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"During that time they played anything from football to whiffle ball. They read stories, played cards, and did anything that could interest them."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"Marley played an ignorant yet comical Detective Greenly. Marley and the cast mostly filmed in Boston, Massachusetts and one time in Ontario, Canada."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… tourists visited Bath they would want to see a play or a motion picture (in later years) at the Dreamland."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Frederick A. Edwards playing bagpipes drawing by Christine Twitchell X Kyle A. McDonough "What if Frederick A."

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

"… has a prominent place in Strong’s history and played a central role in the town’s early development."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Agriculture played a part in the development of this section of town, too. Scattered farms were located just “above the hill” going towards Carthage…"