Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"The ice would stay there until summer. When summer came, workers would take the ice down south by ship where they could use it to keep things cold…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… full length tailored four button cream cotton summer (possibly motoring) coat with blue velvet collar, lapels and cuffs; of a later date, a light…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Fishing, farming, and trading were what made the communities productive throughout the late 18th and into the 19th centuries."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… On page 73 of the journal, he wrote, "During this summer I became a quite a mechanic I made me a cart with hub and spoke wheels and the idea…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"He wrote that the school was built in the summer of 1855 after residents of the area repeatedly petitioned for a school in the neighborhood."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… some were becoming quite rich from the summer trade, their way of life did not necessarily change."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"33 Summer Street Bath, Maine 04530 (207) 443-5141 ext. 18 http://www.patten.lib.me.us/history email: history@patten.lib.me.us Sagadahoc History Room…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"On the white lace summer dress, a shoulder-wide lace panel covers and hangs over the entire bodice front."

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… on the floor of the General Court the following summer. The Federalist majority argued that because so many Maine citizens did not vote in May, the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Fly Rod attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… plow and to assist in clearing the land the next summer. A 30' x 40' stable was built behind the Capitol, and an apple orchard was established just…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… two-wheeled hose reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter. Every year after the station was built they…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The first session met in summer under the supervision of teacher Miss Betsey Moore and the second session met in the winter under the tutelage of Mr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It…"

Abbe Museum

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Winter or Summer you can always enjoy the view. The covered bridge was built for the first time in 1830."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… boys also arrived about this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with the building of cabins."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"During the summer of 1926, locals gathered at the Perry Opera House. Washburn attorney, Andrew “Jack” Beck and local attorney, Charles Daggett, spoke…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… Library The Patten Free Library, located at 33 Summer Street in Bath, Maine, is architecturally unique."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Over the summer, the team met a number of times to begin planning this extensive project that would eventually involve approximately 60 seventh…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… With images from the Patten Free Library Summer Street, Bath, ca. 1907.Patten Free Library The Columbian Block, at 168 through 194 Front…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains of the era, went to sea at 18 years of age…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"The summer school was often kept by some of the inhabitants’ daughters. The first schools were held in rooms of houses within the district, the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the…"