Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"The Bangor Cornet Band was part of the procession into the cemetery and performed during the ceremonies."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"with a black band and long ends to the bands. ... Their first collars were turn down all uniform but a stand up dickey came in fashion and they made…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Today, the Aroostook Band of Mi’kmaqs and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians are federally recognized nations, and despite their continued struggle…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… railroad accident, Chicago 1849 Bangor accident Soldiers Monument, Mount Hope Monument dedication Bangor Cornet Band Jesse Freemont candidacy"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Presented to Mooseleuk Club, Presque Isle by the Bangor Fair as a souvenir of the Free For All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… and Maine State Museum Description Bands and supporters from Portland, Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"Small R. W. Rollins Wheelwright & Clark Cornet Band James Dunning Dr. L. B. Morrison Augusta rally"

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

"… from one to another: the circus, the Cornet Band, newspaper articles about politics, a tribute to a friend who died in the Civil War, a drawing of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"Members of the Third Parish Church in Bangor, joined by the First Parish, made the excursion down the Penobscot River on August 10, 1865."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… band concerts were performed by the Bangor Band or the Ladies Orchestra conducted by Lena Howe."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"A concert at 7:30 by the Bangor Band featured a march, Guilford Centennial, by Lee Sanford, a former Guilford boy who had played in the President's…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"X The win over Bangor got the most praise from the media, with the No. 9 team upsetting the No. 1 team."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Members of the band can be seen sitting on the knoll to the left of the Library building. To the right is the F.S. Stevens home built by C.F."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"I play two sports, do band and chorus, so I am always on the road. My mom is a nursing student, works, and takes care of my littler sister."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"to represent Maine in the Cherry Blossom Parade. Lubec’s era of economic prosperity ended in the 1970s, signaled by the closing of American Can and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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