Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"A poem by John McInnis is a graphic description of this historic conflagration. A significant and financially catastrophic fire happened at the Hotel…"

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

"The illustrations and his meticulous descriptions of them provide an unparalleled record of architecture, businesses, gardens, schools, churches, and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… got on to the field, sights that will hardly bear description met our eyes. Turn which way we would, nearly a dozen grim corpses lay before us…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Hall, a fellow investigator, provided a wonderful description of the skilled work: “The cutter takes several fish in the left hand at once and…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Samuel de Champlain, 1604 Champlain's pleasing description underscores Bangor's natural physical attributes and geographical qualities."