Maine Memory Network

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

"Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"One is a white flower sprig design with gathered horizontal strips across the wide neck, puff, off-shoulder sleeves and a pelerine; and the other…"

Easton Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… flat skirt pleating at front and tight cartridge gathers at the back. The weight of the heavily lined, and very expansive skirt, is carried by an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"… full "bishop" sleeves, defined here as a sleeve gathered at the bottom with a button enclosure. The fullness of the skirt is consist all the way…"

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

"… hall was used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"… an almost-bloused bodice, shallow pointed waist, gathered skirt and long straight sleeves contrasts with a finely dressmaker-made putty colored…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"The lower arm puff lingered for a time, competing with the new 1840s straight sleeve. The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… low drawstring necklines, and skirts with gathers at center back. Some gowns include trains, such as Lucia Wadsworth’s assembly dress, and some…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"… societies to meet, it served as a gathering space for citizens with common cultural concerns, and it was considered to be the repository of items…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"… occurred in Maine, we can assume it was gathered from a battle like Bull Run. This battle occurred in Manassas, Virginia on July 21st, 1861."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"… double layered skirt at the back, which could be gathered into a polonaise (looped bustle effect.) Some period dresses featured a front ‘apron’…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… wide dark brown wadded coat, with an open front, gathered back waist, and voluminous matching cape trimmed with deep bands of cord knotting; a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… edict with its flat, plain front, and a skirt gathered at the back. The gauze or cotton organdy dress is constructed of four pieces - bodice…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… Nations became part of broader Indigenous social gatherings, creating a network powwows across what is now North America."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… surviving as migratory hunters, fishers, and gatherers. Chief Joseph Orono powder horn, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"Partners in gathering information and creating the exhibits in this original website included: MDI High School, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"… for your inquiry? What are appropriate ways to gather, synthesize, and report research? What are the differences between primary and secondary…"

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

"… Island Historical Society In 1978 they gathered their momentum and placed third in the State Softball Championship."

Peru Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… fashion features were lowered waists, back gathers spreading to the side, widened skirts, and gradually enlarging sleeves, which became known as…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… is the traditional term used for the gowns gathered under this heading. This type of garment is thought to have been worn only within the familiar…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… draped from one hip to the other, and held with a gathered length of trailing fabric to help distract from a "faulty" figure."

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

"… the beginning of the bustle era with descriptions of evening dresses flat and plain in the front with skirts gathered in a bunch at the back."