Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"Give my love to the children and Grandfather and Grandmother. I shall answer all letters as fast as possible while we remain here."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"… by Wyman Ramsdell is the last living of the three children who survived. This made me feel a little sad because so many died.” Robert Wallace, 10."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… features of the day was a Living Flag with 225 children on a specially built stand on Monument Lot.” Click on the photo below and zoom in to see…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees

"… to brief family trees of Martin, including the children of his mother and stepfather, Solomon Raynes; and of the Stevens family of Windham, into…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"… a dance student and dance master for his wife and children, so they would know more about his life and activities."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Larrabee occupied the post from 1930 to 1939; his children and Johnson’s walked together to school. Starting under Larrabee in 1934, Howard “Bob”…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Memorial Library Entire families, including children, found work processing sardines. During the season workers came from Campobello, Grand Manan…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"Martin left behind a 650-page Journal and the three scrapbooks that contain his commentary on the past as well as newspaper clippings and other…"

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

"They had six children, only two of whom survived their parents. Beneath the illustration, that includes a piece of cedar from Wiggin's grave, Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"were the only two of the six Martin children to survive their parents. At left is Ada as she was dressed from ages 4 to 6 at left, reading a book."

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

"… the journal and three scrapbooks so his wife and children would know more about his life and the times in which he lived."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… railroad, the first gunboat up the Penobscot, his children, himself, his house and gardens, chairs he built, fashions of various eras, numerous…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"None of John and Clara Martin's children had any children of their own. When John Junior, the last surviving of the Martin children, died in October…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"He wanted his children to know how the "pioneers" of the Bangor area "procured their education and livelihood, enjoyed their amusements &c." His…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"They had six children, Ada (1851-1923), Annie (1855-1889), John Junior (1858-1929), Elmer (1860-1870), Frank, who died shortly after birth in 1862…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"The three-piece suit includes a skirt, blazer, and cape. The skirt has three wide stitched pleats in the front and back and fastens with a side…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… building was divided up into “houses,” generally three of them, and further, into “bays” with “rails” in them."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… of revenue for the steamship line which ran three round trips a week. A ticket for the trip from Portland, approximately 187 miles, cost $4, with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"A selection of three dresses serve to illustrate the gigot sleeve’s rise and fall from outsize balloon puffs at the shoulder, followed by mid-arm…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… the herring Frank Van Riper, photo X Step three: “Stringing” The work of putting herring on the traditional sticks was still the same in Van…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Dip nets: Three examples were left at the site when McCurdy’s closed. Hall talked about them when describing “stringing,” calling them “ordinary dip…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Mrs. Roosevelt died less than three months later on November 7. The bridge remains, a working ribbon of steel and concrete intimately tying two…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N. Lubec • Increased commercial activity – smoked herring…"