Maine Memory Network

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

"… Kenduskeag bridge dressed in two suits made of red Thibot dress brown sock and red hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according…"

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

"… chair in Bangor & I waltzed & march as writen red 2 pages back & I can to day put up as many goods as matts Sfastedt 40 years younger than I am)…"

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

"There were school plays put on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school every day, although some choose to simply board on the mainland."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Over all, the Red Cross saved or helped over a quarter of Maine residents who were affected by the storm and without them it would have been much…"

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

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

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

"… our govenment to pass into the hands of those yet red and dripping with the best blood of the nation without a sufficient guarantee to secure in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing was owned and operated by Leroy M. (Lee) McCorison. It fit four passenger cars and crossed the bay in a half hour."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… 3 years later, she went to work at the Massey House, a Minturn boarding house for quarry workers."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing school. Its cultural development continued with the advent of The Surry…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new…"

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

"… a new office was established in what was formerly school district No 4 and was named Minturn Mrs Arwilda Newman was appointed postmistress After…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… group who "were uniformed in Zouave, red, picken red caps, white waists, red cambrick pants white cotton stockings lace up kip boots." He added…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… and the Toddy Pond area, each maintaining its own school houses, churches, and graveyards. Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red fringe. This shawl for some three or four years was her…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… built a boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row Street for their workers' families, a stable and two barns."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Many houses on the island have private collections of these artifacts, though little is known of their original owners."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… the soldier as wearing "a bear skin cap a fine red broad cloth coat a pair of fine black broad cloth pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"… like the Little Red Schoohouse was?" Little Red School House part of the Lincoln Historical Society Museum X The Little Red Schoolhouse in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Also the builders had the angel's red boots turned to stockings. Oliver and William V. Moses bought the church's lot and arranged the demolition of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… with student council, 4-H, a hobby club, a junior Red Cross organization, and a French Club. Many clubs competed and won awards."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Toxins accumulate in mussels and clams during a red tide and can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning in consumers."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"their coats most wholly red." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."