Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"Rusticators come to MDI The mid-1800s brought about change to Mt. Desert Island. Artists, including Frederick Church, came to the island to visit…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"He had come from Leicester, Massachusetts where he was born 26 October 1741. In 1773, Southgate married Mary King, daughter of Richard King, a…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73 Log Cabin, New Sweden, 1938New Sweden Historical Society In 1870, the original 160-acre lots were…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… would be "preserved for many generations to come." Martin noted that he had not intended to include illustrations, relying instead on the written…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… and their friends who had the privilege of coming through Mame's door. The Old Ell under Mame's custody and management was a safe place to learn a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Some things would never come back. Bar Harbor's estates were gone and its standing as the country’s social capital was over."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… (Champlain) Mountain, 1886Abbe Museum Bar Harbor comes as near affording universal satisfaction to humanity’s craving for happiness as any place…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"The time value of money comes into play in today’s world in a way it probably did not in the 19th and early 20th centuries."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Other Europeans had come before Somes, of course -- explorers with names like Verrazano, Gomez, and Champlain."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Rockefeller Jr. After coming to Mt. Desert Island upon the birth of his eldest son, Nelson, in 1908, Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… X One of the most notable performers to come to Mount Desert Island in the early part of the 20th century was Ruth Draper, a distinguished…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… to Teammates Text by Vince Messer Basketball Comes to MDI During most of the last century high school basketball played a distinctive role in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… Martin added, "This gentleman was invited to come up and fire up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin barn plan, Bangor, 1867

"… "When I build my barn it will be like this if it comes under the head of a possibility. Model for a barn supposing the site is an elevation on a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… a group that set a date for Christ's second coming, and their encampment in Orrington. Martin then wrote about working for Rufus Prince, a club of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… he bought the stove pipe hat, which had just come into fashion. He called it a silk, round topped fur hat."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… 2 and another jumped down from figure 1 and come astride of the boys leg at 2 say 7 feet the boy at 2 sustaining him without breaking his leg."…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… a number of Dunning's schemes. A text "bubble" coming out of Dunning's mouth in the illustration quotes Dunning in response to a question about…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"By this time, more women now worked outside the home. Positions such as store clerks, telephonists, office clerks, secretaries, and typists were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"The Depression had taken its toll and many of the summer homes were never rebuilt. Remnants of these early homes can still be seen near Bar Harbor."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Historical Society “I felt this quilt should come back home to Lubec,” said Mrs. Betsey Josselyn."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"As each generation of summer people comes of age, some traditions continue and some become memories: Peg’s Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"J: You had said something about a bus coming around. S: Yes, when my mother worked she used to ride on the back of a truck that would come and pick…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Despite the continual year-round use of this home through 2001, certain wings of the home were cordoned-off seasonally from the year-round occupants…"