Maine Memory Network

Mellie Dunham's dance band, Norway, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Celebrating fiddler Mellie Dunham's return, Norway, 1926

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1926-05-24 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Lewis property, S. E. Side Dunham's Cove, Woodland Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Willie R. Lewis Use: Summer Dwelling

Dunham property, N. Side Torrington Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Actor P. Dunham Use: Summer Dwelling

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.

Strike Up the Band

Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.

Music in Maine - Music Makers

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Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear

"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."

Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA