Maine Memory Network

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"People needed to get to the other side of the river because there was no stores on the Chester side and they needed to get food."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Item donated by Edith Comstock. X Klondike Plant #1 Abandoned in 1898, the first Klondike Plant at Mill Creek later functioned as a sardine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"Under the illustration, he wrote: "At the head of the casket were immence Boquets No 1 & 2 also a Splendid Square tablet with heavy border similar…"

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

"… he and Junior learned to do on the soft ground in the garden in the fall of 1864." Martin described Elmer, his fourth child and second son, "his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… correct and his only instrument was a pencil and for the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies…"

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

"The coordinating cape is reversible—brown on one side and gold on the other. While a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"In 1976, the building was sold to Thelma White and became an apartment building. We also had a nursing home located in South Lincoln."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… Snibells to lip up and all the acoutrements for both a tight body and a sloven hay racks were knot known then but came in use soon after." View…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"That reverend purchased the Goodwin residence on Ballard Hill and moved into it, the building serving as the church rectory."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"1970Maine Historical Society A late or left over from the 1960s example is a synthetic double knit long sleeve purple, tan and white bold diagonal…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The first paper mill in the northeast area was built along the Souadabscook Stream in 1835 by John Crosby."

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… plane, 1946 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Roger Weatherbee is well remembered by many for his fly-by of Lincoln…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The sketch of the younger Dr. Snell appears on page 4 of Martin's "Scrap Book No. 3," which he began in 1867."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… pledge at the end of the war of his support for the Union. Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote about his life and events in Bangor…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"The innovation of these transporting vehicles has changed the outlook of the world. When the car was first created it was an outbreak across the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"He wrote under the illustration, "My cone cedar tree transplanted Oct 25 1866." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… including beans and corn and were a boon for the canneries, who described business as “booming.” The J."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Hamlin Bill Emery Alfred Herrick Antiquarian Society of Bangor John Sargent Jr. J. J. Jerome Aroostook War Cobb Dancing School Ezekiel Hopkins…"

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

"… Bangor, 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In the journal about his life that John Martin…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"This definitely made me stop and think about how lucky I am to have a dad that isn’t a part of the war."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and, "this little girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"It is still in business today. They perform well in retail meat, federal and custom slaughtering and processing, and in house smoking. It is also the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"He was excited when he got to leave the state for the first time when he enlisted in the Civil War. He went to war when he was fourteen to be a…"