Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"and Edward. After 20 years of happy marriage, Bethia died from an unknown cause. After Bethia died, Benjamin decided to give his two sons another…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"As settlement spread to the far-flung reaches of North Yarmouth, travel to attend church and town meetings became increasingly difficult."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… other than the Surry book of births, deaths and marriages held in the Town Hall vault. Phebe's Hymnal Zoom in on right page.Surry Historical…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… of husbands’ and wives’ economic fortunes through marriage.(4) Overall, coverture’s limitations on women’s ability to contract meant that women…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… Agreeable Situations (Brick Store Museum, 1987) records, in about 1800, transfer printed depictions of Portland’s Hannah Robinson and her daughters…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… black gauze overdress is all that survives to record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… Alonzo Raynes, Bangorites and Gold Rush, marriage, churches, acquisition of house   Part 6, pages 362-451 Purchases for setting up…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… descriptions of them provide an unparalleled record of architecture, businesses, gardens, schools, churches, and various events -- all offered by a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Around 1820 just prior to John II and Climena’s marriage, John II and Climena’s brother William Roberts, Jr."

Maine State Archives

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Lubec Historical Society

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Palmyra Historical Society

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Leeds Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Scrapbooks, News articles, Obituaries, Births and Marriages, Cemetery Burial Records, historical objects and documents, original photos GUILFORD…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… of the journal Martin began writing in 1864 to record details of his life and activities in the Bangor area."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"He recorded what he saw and what he wished for, such as a series of possible gates for various types of purposes and structures, his ideal house and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, bought a house at 130 Center Street in Bangor in 1854. Five of their six children were born there."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"He included a number of detailed illustrations, including this one of the Upper and Lower corners of Hampden, where he lived while he was a child."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Ricker Mount Holyoke Weather records Wood Bishop & Co. Gardening Furber & Metcalf Hugh Ross Samuel C."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"Martin kept detailed records and drawings of his activities and the areas in which he lived. He was interested in much that surrounded him…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"… 25, 1868 and Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and recorder of historical and contemporary events John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of it…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… most of his adult life in Bangor, began in 1864 recording and illustrating reminiscences of his life, work, and events."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… accountant and shopkeeper who reflected on and recorded details of his life and activities in the Bangor area in a series of journals and scrap and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"The illustration appears on page 226 of the journal, as part of his discussion of the Freshet of 1846."