Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"You can visit the pilot project here. In 2012 and 2013, this project was revived by new participants, who created historical interpretations of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"(Cincinnati Art Museum) X The 1844 visit of New York painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) marked the start of Mount Desert Island’s influx of summer…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque beauty of its location, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"From the report of the committee who recently visited the farm to appraise the produce, &c., I should judge the premises to be in good condition."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"During their visit they discussed what to do with a large amount of sheet music that they didn’t know what to do with."

Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"Please visit our Museum filled with historic artifacts of the Town of Guilford. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month March through November."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"Enjoy your brief visit with us through this living document as we journey back to a former age to explore the times and trials that forged our…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"So please enter our exhibits, listen to our stories, and make your own comparisons as if you were visiting our island."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… became his family home; and his brother Alonzo's visit from California. Martin further described Rufus Prince his business dealings, his plan to…"

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

"… Snow (1855-1889) died on August 30, 1889, while visiting the home of her parents, Clara and John Martin, in Bangor."

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

"She died while visiting her parents in Bangor. Her father, an accountant and shopkeeper, included the illustration on page 85 of a scrapbook he…"

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

"… by Howard L Sampson who was paying us a visit from Harrison Maine we had no band of Music as is usual on such occasions ..." Martin, his wife…"

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

"The younger John Martin visited Ellsworth as an adult, with his mother, and re-created the home that she lost after her husband died."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… young men who cared but little about Character visited the house in dozens and some disgracefull and noisy transactions were committed..." He…"

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

"He sold candy on the streets. In cold weather, he visited John Martin's store on Center Street and asked for work."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"Club, visited Portland in July 1925 for the annual convention. Many guests arrived over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India…"

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 Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… with students taking a field trip in the fall to visit downtown Hallowell. They first participated in a scavenger hunt looking for artifacts found…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"When tourists visited Bath they would want to see a play or a motion picture (in later years) at the Dreamland."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"Grant, stayed in the Lincoln House Hotel. As far as we know, no notable people have visited or made an impact on the Masonic Hall."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Lindbergh did visit Scarborough Airport that day, but via a motorcade on his way to Portland. A year later, he made his historic solo Atlantic…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… suggest longer periods of use rather than short visits to the island. Much of what we could assume about Native American use of Swan’s Island can…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… this era check out the Indians and Rusticators exhibit here. Or visit the Abbe Museum, located in downtown Bar Harbor. Building of the Arts Era..."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… on a ledge just outside of Seal Harbor as a memorial to Champlain’s visit by and naming of Mount Desert Island. Permanent Settlement - continued"