Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled. Champlain’s early map gives this island the name “Brule-Cote,” meaning “Burnt-hill” in his…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"An avid world traveler, perhaps Lucile Atkinson Baker (1892-1976) wore the suit on one of her many trips."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops, travel, or just see people. Ruth says of the steamboat schedule, “Life did revolve around it."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… Leslies Behaviour Book recommended senshaw for travel dresses. The collection’s 1850s dress of gold silk damask with an elongated leafy tree motif…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… and heavy tussah three quarter length belted coat travel outfit; and a long, collared, short sleeved, tube-shaped dress entirely covered with red…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… publications, people relied on letters from travelling friends, or returning relatives and neighbors for fashion news."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Islanders would plan ballroom dances using the Odd Fellows Hall or they would travel to other towns where a dance was being held."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"Travel around the island was by foot, carriage, or animal so it was convenient to have these supplies nearby."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… point in Swan's Island history, people rarely traveled outside of their own communities. A resident of Atlantic would rely on Atlantic stores, the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… in other parts of the island would sometimes travel to the Harbor (Swan's Island village) and stay at the hotel before catching the steamboat in…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… of the Massachusetts Medical Society and many traveled to Boston for medical conferences. Life challenges can be reduced to some very basic…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"Gordon believed that there was a deep spiritual capacity within the men and women and that anyone should have an opportunity for a spiritual life."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… the construction of better roads and making travel between the separate island villages easier."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"These men were to get to Quebec by following the Kennebec river upstream. Someone informed George Washington that the only way to travel on the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… station is also a welcoming center for tourists traveling the coast on U.S. 1. Opening of Carlton Bridge, Bath, Nov."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… world was kept at a distance by the means of travel during the time period. Today it can be kept at a distance; a ferry distance."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"They traveled up river and spent time among the native villages, where they were treated with kindness and generosity."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Street has long been the main route for people to travel into the city. When the Carlton Bridge was built, Centre Street became busier, and the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Richards, a young architect from Gardiner, Maine, traveled by steamer to Bar Harbor to supervise the construction of a summer home for Mrs."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… enough to handle the shorter distances of island travel. Public services also expanded with time. Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… usually available in town without the need to travel to Bangor. It was not until after the war, and most especially during the 1960s and 1970s…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… be affluent, and adventuresome, as they farmed, traveled and interacted with Ellsworth citizens. East Surry residents proudly capitalized the E in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"The exploring party continued traveling north about a mile further up the river. Here they stopped and stripped some basswood bark to make a chain…"