Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March." He had worked most of his life as an accountant and shopkeeper, but also was interested in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"… Clara Martin of Bangor, died of typhoid fever on March 25, 1899. Her brother Frank died shortly after birth in 1862, brother Elmer died in 1870…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… it was from the Rail Road Bridge to Nath Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen observer of all around…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… 220 in a section he wrote about the Freshet of March 29, 1846, which destroyed the bridge. Martin wrote that a corporation in which Asa Davis was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… the boys had been drilled several days before marching in the parade. Martin's descriptions and illustrations are on page 105 of his "Scrap &…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Floods In March of 1936, New England experienced extreme rainfall, resulting in one of the worst floods on record for the region."

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"March ye 2, 1767 VOTED to clear a Burying Place and fence it one Day. And again they met three years later: To see if the inhabitants of the Town…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… deep-seeded evils of slavery.[34] Resultantly, on March 6th, President Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, and on March 15th, Maine became the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Promoted to Colonel March 13, 1865. § Wounded at Dinwiddie Court House on March 31, 1865. § Participated in the Battle of High Bridges April 6 – 7…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… formed the Board of Water District Trustees in March, 1911. Said Trustees were: Charles M. Bisbee, Cleon S. Osgood, and Arthur Gauthier."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… Diana Bowley of Bangor Daily News, published March 31, 2007, Lessons from the Flood of 1987…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… X X The Free Baptist Church was founded March 19, 1843. Originally, the congregation met in an old school building three miles south of town…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… was no longer used and was demolished in March 2007. The site has been sold and is now a residential housing development."

Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month March through November. We are open to the public by appointment."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The basic mail route for the surrounding towns of Maine started on March 3, 1825. Mail came from different places."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (4 March 1813 to 3 March 1817). He returned to Saco where he died 25 April 1817. Source Ernst, Robert."

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Strong Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… (1823-1904) married Clara Cary (1836-1902) on March 27, 1850 in Bangor. Martin drew this illustration of the hack that transported them on their…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"… the foundation -- and lasted until the Freshet of March 1846. Martin drew the illustration of the three buildings and the shops they held as part…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"About 800 soldiers marched in formation to Abbot Square. Martin's illustration and remarks begin on page 135 of the "Sketch & Scrap Book" he began…"

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

"… exhibition of Northern Threads Part I ran from March until July 2022. A virtual tour is hosted on this site."

Cumberland Historical Society

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