Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… 1864 she has a very large doll nicely dressed she learned her lessons but was not inclined to read further and she was always very feeling." Her…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… John Martin (1823-1904), "what he and Junior learned to do on the soft ground in the garden in the fall of 1864." Martin described Elmer, his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"John Martin (1823-1904) learned about the meeting and went to the campground to observe. He drew the picture in 1864 and included it on page 199 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… Arctic and provided a venue for many people to learn about his scientific voyages and feel a part of the preparations and process of the trips."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… Exhibition of 1876, Americans were surprised to learn that they were American made rather than imports."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Pierre, and Marisa Beedle. Learn more about Ice Cutting on Bombahook. Click here. Ice Cutting, Lake Hebron, Monson, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"To learn more about this era check out the Indians and Rusticators exhibit here. Or visit the Abbe Museum, located in downtown Bar Harbor."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"Much more can be learned about the Native Americans on Mt. Desert Island and throughout New England at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor."

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… from MHS and the History House, students have learned to do historical research, work with fragile historical items, and to scan, catalog, and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"It’s a win-win situation as they learn to express the stories of our towns’ past while broadening the amount of material available on the World Wide…"

National Archives at Boston

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"They learned about lighting, angles, and shadows that will best display some of the artifacts that the Strong Elementary School and Historical…"

Waterville Public Library

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… overview All these newcomers would quickly learn that it was a common experience in Maine to be harangued for payment by the agent of an absentee…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"Learn more about how you can help by visting Click here for more information or to get involved."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… at the heart of the two class projects, you can learn some history and see the power of maps in the learning process."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"This was not a process people went to school to learn about or read a book on how to do. Rather, they learned from their fathers, mothers, aunts and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… were also given a history lesson on their walk, learning about the change in water levels, the end of the death penalty, and more."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… with the foreign words, many attempting to learn the Cyrillic alphabet to improve their pronunciation and grasp of the language they were singing…"

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

"Increase Sanger to learn the apothecary business. He was to attend school three months of the year. While John expressed interest in getting more…"

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

"spent three years in Sweden in this role; he learned to love the customs and heritage of the Swedes and became fluent in the Swedish language."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… striving to make our city a great place to live, learn and do business and the Firemen’s Association committed to not only protecting our lives and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… lumbermen not only used potatoes for food, they learned how to extracted starch from them for their own use to stiffen cloth for fancy shirts or…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"By skill and good fortune they learned to stay buoyant through wind and tide and taught the following generations how to maneuver safely along the…"