Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… on the Stanislaus Family Why did the Stanislaus family live in Lincoln? I think that the Stanislaus family chose to live in Lincoln in the 1920s…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… summer people valued a more natural, rugged summer experience, including walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and…"

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

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Ice harvesting and storage for summer use was prevalent through the land. In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several…"

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

"His family tree can be traced back through some of the first families to ever set foot on Mt. Desert Island and the outlying crops of lands."

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"1910Mount Desert Island Historical Society Summer at Asticou brought a house and lodging swap for most of the Savage family."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"Many of the summer residents did not fare as well and lost their fortunes and were no longer able to maintain the lifestyle that had become so well…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"1940-1950 Summer weight suit, ca. 1948Maine Historical Society Limited French fashion influence during the war had the effect of encouraging…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"… Astors, Rockefellers and Fords spent their summers on MDI. Locals found employment with this growing summer population. Economy on Mt."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… Bradeen Philpot’s dainty cotton sprig-print 1894 summer wedding dress features large topped sleeves encased in semi-transparent tulle that creates…"

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

"… contrast, a simple plain white unadorned organdy summer dress with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline skirt…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"They arrived separately in Chebacco boats in the summer of 1761 and settled along the Sound. Somes built a log cabin along the shore in what is now…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"… making close friendships with many of Asticou’s summer visitors who were educated, intellectually curious and wealthy “rusticators” with a deep and…"

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…"

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

"This was the family that owned the largest summer hotel in America. The reason they did this, as one writer noted, was because this family, "like…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Savage in the late 1800s as a summer rental cottage and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old…"

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… used to describe families who came to spend long summers on the coast of Maine. Rusticators started arriving in the late 1800’s."

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… landscape well before it became a favorite summering place of Indigenous peoples. European settlers made broad use if its natural resources, but…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Desert, though it had been the summer residence of Native Americans for generations and had been given the name "Pemetic" by them."

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

"… the first couples to come to Swan’s Island in the summer months, describes the group of family and friends from Baltimore, Maryland: "They were all…"