Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 1 of 3

"… Davis Brothers Furniture Herring Brothers Meats French & Elliott Company Guilford Bed and Breakfast Bangor and Aroostook Railroad DAVIS BROTHERS…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… Horse racing Dramatic Club of Brownville John French George Knowles John Pomlow Electric street railroad, Bangor Col. John Black Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"The church was on French Street, opposite the Hammatt Block. John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Following the fall of French control to the British at Louisburg, Nova Scotia in 1745, the French enlisted the aid of the local Indians to help with…"

Historic Hallowell - Hall-Dale Middle School 2009-2010

"… Sam Day Alex Dumas Andrea Fredericks Molly French Emily Gardiner Sam Gilbert Tasha Glazier Steven W."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"Coombs Eben French Court House Maine Charity School Bangor House Peter Edes Bangor-Old Town railroad Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… gallery vestibule of the Third Parish Church on French Street in Bangor are part of a journal that John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor wrote and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827Maine Historical…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"… Society Description Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy, voluminous sleeve style popular around 1830."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… Sea Flower; Revolutionary War documents; French spoliation claims for the brig Hope; records of churches founded in towns settled by the Pejepscot…"

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"Although the Wabanaki Nations remained a formidable power until the 1760s—their strength augmented by French support from Québec and Acadia—the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… Bay was the site of one of the first French overwintering settlements in the Americas under an expedition led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"Jeremiah would usually make meatloaf or baked potatoes. His favorite meal was his brother’s scrambled hamburger and home-made French fries."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Gigot is the French word for a leg of mutton, the shape sleeves resembled. Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"This supplanted heretofore dominant French male silk and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… details and trimmings, and probably inspired by French fashion prints, her delicate bloused-bodice peach and cream leafy print voile dress is…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"The French word for fitted military metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… Mary Quant and Biba, American Bonnie Cashin, French Givenchy and St. Laurent. "Felix" Crimplene dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"1948Maine Historical Society Limited French fashion influence during the war had the effect of encouraging home-grown American fashion design."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"The name derives from the French word crin meaning horsehair. Of the era, a gold/blue striped silk dress features pagoda sleeves (wide at the wrist)…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… Nova Scotia—which at the time were under de jure French and de facto Wabanaki political control—was decidedly more provisional."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Early English and French explorers engaged in territorial struggles during much of the 1700s, so it wasn’t until 1772 (when the young colony was…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."