Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

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

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"Martin wrote that Raynes wore a "red squirrel colored fur cap, Pilot cloth over coat, hunting boots, and rifle."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… of Anna and Solomon Raynes, is shown wearing a red velvet cap and checked plaid cotton apron in this drawing by his half-brother John Martin."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… Martin found it "a specie of greening with a red cheek the flesh when ripe a juicy tender tart very sharp." In 1862, the tree was heavily laden…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… to come and help them and one said, “roses are red, violets are blue, CMP, we need you” I felt bad because I wanted to help them but it seemed the…"

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

"… Maine Hymnals of Phoebe Fowler (found in house attic in 1984) Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth 1890 Maine Census Index of Civil War Veterans…"

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

"… Historical Society In 1996 the historic Little Red Schoolhouse was offered to the LHS if it could be moved from its location at the high school to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Hill Village The Buxton Tavern (known as the Red House) and the Buxton Tavern Stand across the road were at the heart of the village."

Lincoln Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red. Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… garage at 8 Asticou Way informally named "The Red House" (because of its red aluminum siding installed in the 1960s) on the former site of the big…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"White Wyandottes, Plymouth rocks and Rhode Island reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Blue tokens were for canned goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The big red trolley cars were greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries, and music."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents inside."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… with the row of “windows” painted the bright red that John McCurdy favored. On the roof peak there was a fixed ventilator."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Canadian “Red Ensign” flag (with the UK “Union Jack” in the corner) flew, as the later red and white maple leaf flag was not used until 1965."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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