Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Music, including singing, provided family entertainment and fostered friendships throughout the larger island community."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water and Washington Streets was built in 1882."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"His studies at MIT were followed by travel in England and Europe in 1890 and 1891. Upon returning to Maine in 1891, Elmer Thomas opened his own…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Between October 1912 and April 1913, he traveled in Europe, spending much of his time in Italy. Upon returning to Boston, he worked on the new MIT…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"Bullfinch’s travels to Europe in the late 18th century acquainted him with the Scottish architect Robert Adams, who popularized the Adamesque style…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"1910Jesup Memorial Library Cultural Amusements Entertainment options increased with each new summer season as many hotels offered more amenities and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… in 1861, "52 thousand dead bodies will be traveled over before a democrat can be compeled to go and defend the Capital at Washington." There were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… themselves as native tour guides and Indian entertainers, performing medicine shows and traditional song and dance, selling crafts and posing for…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… people looked to other towns and cities for entertainment. Before World War II, most of the men in Hampden still worked within the town’s…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… station is also a welcoming center for tourists traveling the coast on U.S. 1. Opening of Carlton Bridge, Bath, Nov."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Street has long been the main route for people to travel into the city. When the Carlton Bridge was built, Centre Street became busier, and the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Air travel was often the preferred method of travel for Guy; and his father William flew across the globe, from the tip of South America to Alaska."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Hanscom, who signed himself as a "traveling artist" on a circa 1860 ambrotype of Adam Winslow and his grandson Adam."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… moved to Newcastle to pursue a new career as a traveling missionary. His journeys took him to Bangor, where he preached and taught school from 1812…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… own Riverside Park was one of the premier entertainment spots in Eastern Maine. Back then, just ten cents bought lucky area residents a carefree…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"During his third term, he traveled from Portland, then the state capital, to Augusta to speak at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new State…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back…"

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

"Islanders would plan ballroom dances using the Odd Fellows Hall or they would travel to other towns where a dance was being held."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"They traveled to Wolf Trap in February 1985 and were well received. The trip provided further momentum to pursue Nowick’s goal of performing the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"Fannie Stevens traveled to Bangor after John Junior's death to take care of estate matters. She probably returned to Windham with the volumes of…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… some of them discovered Surry during their travels and several of them purchased summer cottages or retirement homes along the ponds and bay."

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

"Travel around the island was by foot, carriage, or animal so it was convenient to have these supplies nearby."

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

"… point in Swan's Island history, people rarely traveled outside of their own communities. A resident of Atlantic would rely on Atlantic stores, the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled. Champlain’s early map gives this island the name “Brule-Cote,” meaning “Burnt-hill” in his…"