Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"X Jessica Kelly incorporates the use of the social networking site "Ning" to encourage student dialogue and exploration using "mystery" artifacts…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… were done in the name of the greater good and social improvement. Click here to read the State of Maine Reports of the Committees of the Council…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… illustrated news articles about the event’s social offerings, the Evening Express also documented residual hostilities in the Near East, peppered…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"In anticipation of a social event during her visit to the small stylish town of Wiscasset in 1800, young Eliza Southgate wrote home urging her mother…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"… with a stylish hat, was a popular choice for social outings and events. An avid world traveler, perhaps Lucile Atkinson Baker (1892-1976) wore the…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… operates and staffs the gift shop, as well as organizing special events and fundraisers to support numerous programs and hospital expansions."

Tate House Museum

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… published an article about an upcoming NAACP event for Black History Month on Malaga. The article detailed Malaga’s history, including the myths…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… was challenging because I wasn't there to record events such as the houses being dismantled and moved or Governor Plaisted's visit to the island."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Although lame, he learned to dance as a youth and devoted himself to perfecting both the movements and the attendant social graces."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Secesh activities, daughter Annie, glass blowers event, end of Civil war events in Bangor   Part 5, pages 77-96 Lincoln's assassination…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… harnessed the new technology to capture major events and scenes throughout Maine. Geographic features, natural disasters, and celebrations were all…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"By that time, middle-class social propriety had consolidated mourning dress and customs, prescribing when, and for how long, dull blacks were proper…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… the paper featured celebrity outings, public events, celebrations, and one of Gannett’s favorite activities—aviation."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… father were avid aviators and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… of clothing from points of view of, for instance, social history, material culture, aesthetics, technology, production, consumption, state and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"Clothing as a primary resource contextualizes social, economic, and environmental aspects of everyday life and shared experiences."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"Social unrest always has an effect on fashion, and never more so than in the 1960s. "Felix" occasion dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… for tea, a reciprocal activity that maintained social relationships. It is also suggested that, complex though they appear, the looser less…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… was well positioned to enjoy a sophisticated social life, and afford fine dressmaking to go with it."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… of eighteenth-century political upheavals, social change, and enlightenment ideas, modes of dress changed during the late eighteenth century."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… to appearance, the pursuit of manners and other social proprieties were part of the prevalent culture of self-improvement."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… how the clothing Maine people wore revealed their social, economic, and environmental concerns. Clothes transmit a wide range of information."