Keywords: Dances and dancing
Item 101443
John Martin Dancing Fraternity card, Bangor 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1868 Location: Bangor Media: Lithograph
Item 101436
Invitation to masquerade dance, Bangor, 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1870-03-22 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 88582
Little Diamond Island Association property, Fessenden Avenue, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Little Diamond Island Association Use: Casino and Wharf
Item 69047
915 Ocean Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Danish Park Association Use: Dance Hall
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler
Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868
"The waltz and polka were more intimate dances – couples dancing as partners, the man's hand on the woman's waist, the two facing one another – and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing, Bangor, ca. 1865
"Martin had a passion for dancing -- one of his volumes is about a dancing group he helped found. He wrote under the illustration, "Of all the…"
Story
Keeping Dance and Music Alive
by Cindy Larock
Cindy Larock's involvement in the traditional music and dance scene in Maine for over 40 years.
Story
Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Fond Memories of Westport Island
