Keywords: Country Western
Item 148503
Tombstone Every Mile/Heart Talk, 1965
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1965 Location: Bangor Media: Polyvinyl chloride
Item 148502
Streets of Laredo/Foggy, Foggy Dew, Westbrook, 1956
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Westbrook Media: Polyvinyl chloride
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Among the Lungers: Treating TB
Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… Ken MacKenzie introduced the concept of country-Western variety shows to Maine audiences, on the radio, television and in-person performances."
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House
"… English immigrant worker integration into the Western Maine community. The date of original construction is somewhat unclear, but believed to be…"
Story
Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society
Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer
