Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"The second floor contains a hall and meeting room used for town meetings and community events. In the Levensaler Block, on the adjacent corner, the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… by Lucy Knox to John Paine, whereon Paine’s store, so called, now stands; Said state to build and support all divisional fences around this lot."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Even though Martin wrote much of the book in 1864, he frequently returned to various topics and wrote updates or pasted in newspaper clippings…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Then came the Shelter Institute and Woodbutcher tools from 1991-1999 and the Bath Amusement Center from 1967-1971, and many people lived there as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street. Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"shows a variety of buildings and stores in the 1920s. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"… the illustration of the three buildings and the shops they held as part of his journal that he began in 1864 to record events of his life and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Columbia Hall, candy and meat stores, grocery stores, and a restaurant. One of the buildings that needed considerable reconstruction following the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"Snow Otis Stone Reed Harding Martin's plow Martin's garden First passenger steamer Doctor Allen Rogers Tavern, apothecary shop"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"The shop he operated was robbed a number of times. The other numbered illustrations are implements used in break-ins."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He returned to Maine to learn that the farm lease had not gone well and resumed his father’s butcher business with a partner."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… Mill, Austin's Cove, the Union River, and his father's tailor shop. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… wrote, "During those days they were the largest stores in the city built of wood and were filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Many large department stores left Bath for Brunswick and Cook's Corner. Also in 1959, passenger train service on the MCRR was discontinued."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage. In 1930, the building was purchased by Northern National Bank, and named…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"The Pastime Theater opened in 1913, near the corners of Main Street and Summit Road. On Sunday evenings, the Pastime was used by the Sunday Evening…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"He labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw. Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"Without the first jewelry store, maybe I wouldn’t have a necklace to wear everyday. Nathaniel Peters "How does this topic impact you? Your life? The…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… the reason that I drew them in the evening in my store among the bustle & noise of a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint does not…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… place on the bridges custom house wharves tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally jamed." The canoes were labeled…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"Martin, who worked as an accountant and store keeper, wrote the journal and three scrapbooks so his wife and children would know more about his life…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"In cold weather, he visited John Martin's store on Center Street and asked for work. Martin (1823-1904) hired Ryder to deliver goods for him."