Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The parade ended with the Grange and “Am. Benefit” Float. A spectator attending the parade wearing a more modestly priced lapel pin, probably…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… most famous legends of Biddeford is when the Klan paraded through Saco and tried to come to Biddeford--the story goes that the Irish blocked the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"to represent Maine in the Cherry Blossom Parade. Lubec’s era of economic prosperity ended in the 1970s, signaled by the closing of American Can and…"

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

"Of course, I didn’t see the parade because I was riding on the Peacock float. The women decorated the floats and ours was beautiful."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lubec Herald ceases publication 4th of July Parade, Lubec, ca. 1898Lubec Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… the Tiger was in are fires while others were parades. One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962."

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… 15 Mar 2011 Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 New Exhibits Added: 08 Oct 2009 Myron Avery, Lubec and the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… citizens would get together and use music in a parade going up and down the streets to express the fires they had defeated! Some of Hallowell's…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… by Lubec’s children, and a celebratory townwide parade past splendidly decorated commercial and residential buildings, such as Jacob Pike's house…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Historical Society The day concluded with a fine parade, more athletics and concerts, and a “Grand Pyrotechnic Display” as dusk settled at 8:30."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th Parade and Chicken Barbeque, Sunset Services at the Ferry Landing, Dances, The Quicksilver, etc."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Residents came together, once again, with a parade and special events to remember their accomplishments."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"And what a celebration it was, with a huge parade, contests of all types, music, dancing, speeches and remembrances, and very high spirits."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Water Street Parade float, Guilford, 1966Guilford Historical Society Saturday there was to be a “Mammoth Parade” of over 100 units assembling at…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection includes several major examples of…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"It was almost like a parade, with people laughing and smiling, thankful for the steady job to begin."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… grand activities including an exposition, several parades, a music festival, visiting dignitaries, and international ships in port."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… fire truck, a 1931 Ford, which is still used in parades today. (Tom Goulette) Remains of Guilford Town Hall after fire of 1928Guilford…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… of course, did not limit his comments to the industry for which he worked. Passionate about dancing, he organized and participated in dances at the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… on plays, selling hot dogs at the Homecoming parade, and riding on the parade float. I like it when my whole family is there to worship God…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… this is, I usually watch the Lincoln Homecoming Parade from the front of the Masonic Hall in the summers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… year it hosts Presque Isle’s Pioneer Days and parades attract spectators from all around the area on the Fourth of July and Christmas."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"X Women's Christian Temperance Union of Bangor Parade Sept. 15, 1909 X Bar on Exchange Street in 1904 X Unitarian Church X…"