Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… of each side of the gate would be "filled with small round cedar crooks and straight poles as convenience may occur and hung on iron grudgeons set…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… if he had "two thousand dollars in money and a small portion of time each growing season for ten years." The site he chose for his ideal house was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… "Our next favorite tree was the Ladies blush a small red & green apple a prolific bearer & resembled the snow or Famouse apple this tree bore every…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"A small building was erected to house women. Their disposition and employment continued to be a “troublesome affair” for several years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… cut a furrow five feet deep, tearing down many small trees. Captain's Cabin, "Washington B. Thomas," Thomaston, ca."

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"… a school for the children living there in the small town of Guilford. This is the history of Robert Low in Guilford."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… clothing at Maine Historical Society is but a small fraction of the Society's overall garment holdings, which at present (2020), lack many of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"A delicate pattern worked in small glass beads on the shoulders, round the neck, sleeve edges, and on the skirt's long straight front panel, are…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… "New Look" featured neatly rounded shoulders, small tight waists, and long flared skirts held out by petticoats."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"… routine business, rather handling it through small standing committees. These committees, comprised of at least one major shareholder and the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… of 1977, a permanent cross was erected in a small park overlooking the Thomaston town landing at the westward bend of the river."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… Hubbard Free Library Late in the fall of 1625 a small boat with seven men aboard slowly made its way up the Kennebec River."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… of people on fire included their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature language and…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off Winthrop Street. In 1843 Hubbard entered politics and was elected to the state…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"A small cape will abut a Victorian; a bungalow will sit beside what once must have been a farmhouse."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Small streamers, named the Clarion and Della Collins, carried townspeople between Hallowell, Gardiner, and Augusta."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Scarborough is no longer the small town it was in the mid-1900s; it is one of the fastest growing communities in Maine."

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

"… are represented at Maine Historical Society by a small, but important group of slender gowns made of simple white cottons and plain muslins, with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Of the many new colors developed only a small number proved stable (lasting, not fading) and useful for industrial purposes."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… two luxurious and fashionable gowns, a modest small child’s dress in the collection is a rare eighteenth century survivor."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… with a just below knee length skirt features two small pockets suggesting it was made from existing pre-war fabric."

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

"her dress was a blue & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… and arms are large his feet and hands are very small. he has no fear. will stand on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… men forward and, in the face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to…"