Maine Memory Network

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

"… folk art, the greater Bangor area, gardening and farming, transportation, education, politics, dance and music, religion, the Civil War era, Irish…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… example, a tattered wool country cloak found at a farm in Standish (pictured at left). By the same token, rarity, elite fashions which do not often…"

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

"Robinson Dilly Snow Farm, Ball Hill Cove, Brewer Clara Herrich Enoch Holbrook Farm, Brewer George Snow Dick Patten T."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils. Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Surplus produce was shipped via rail to Augusta for use in other state institutions. This led to the purchase of a prison farm in nearby Warren, run…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… Severance Fuller Orff Henry Holden Willington Farm Barracks Col. Daniel White Ed Getchell Fort Point Light For Pownal Howard L. Sampson James G."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… him: architecture, politics, gardening and farming, business, boats, horses, trolleys, churches, and, especially dancing and music."

Freeport Historical Society

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

"… time he was 10, he was proud of his gardening and farming prowess and often wrote in his journal and other accounts about his gardens and plantings."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"Over the years it was used as a store, church, parsonage, meeting house, home, and even a working farm! STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Web. 6 Apr. 2010. <http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/Farm-Shows/Lombard-Steam-Log-Hauler.aspx>."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… on gate designs for various uses, his ideal farm and barn structures, and a detailed illustration of a house he admired."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Zircon Brook and the Androscoggin River. His granddaughter, Janette West Blouin, who still resides next to the existing West farm, recalls hearing…"

Peru Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Alfred Swenson and his wife Brita, daughter of Jons Sodergren, settled on Lot #2, the first farm in Stockholm."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Besides building their homes, these families farmed, fished, dug clams and sold wood to ships which arrived here from distant places."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… felt that the hard-working and pious Swedish farming families would be excellent citizens to settle the wilderness of Northern Maine and proposed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"They set up fish weirs and fences. They felled trees to clear land for farming and grazing. They built sawmills to make boards, staves, and shingles…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… of 5 I was sent to live with my grandparents on a farm in Holliston, Massachusetts, I lived there until 17."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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