Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"With the previous two cannery group portraits there is a mystery why they were made. With this plant, there is not."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… on the photo and zoom in to view the outsized portraits of Maine Governor Plaisted, left, and the late Maine elder statesman James G. Blaine."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Soon his criteria expanded to include portrait photographs of Maine people by local photographers. In junior high school, Earle Shettleworth read…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"… 72-120 Clara and John Martin's second eldest child, Annie Martin Snow (1855-1889), died while visiting her parents home in Bangor."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… often states Conrad Heyer was the first white child born in the German immigrant community of Waldoboro."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"John and Clara Martin's youngest child, Mabelle Martin (1866-1899) won the contest among Bangor teachers."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin gymnastic costume, Bangor, 1864

"… Description Ada Martin (1851-1923), the eldest child of John and Clara Martin of Bangor, participated in what her father called "one of the most…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"… (1866-1899), the third daughter and youngest child of John and Clara Martin of Bangor, died of typhoid fever on March 25, 1899."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"(1857-1929) was the third child and first son of John and Clara Cary Martin of Bangor. His father, John Martin (1823-1904), drew him "in his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"… corners of Hampden, where he lived while he was a child. The illustration appears on page 94 of his journal."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… John Martin of Bangor, who lived in Hampden as a child, drew this illustration -- and provided explanations -- of the neighborhood in Hampden where…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"He and wife and child and his parents moved into it. Martin made a sketch of the house, which he probably recopied onto page 391 of a journal he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… the house, his gardens, the birth of their first child, Ada, and their move to a portion of Clara's mother's house."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… Description Annie Martin (1855-1889), the second child of John and Clara Martin of Bangor, is shown in four positions from ages 3 to 10 in an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"Ada (1851-1923) was the eldest child of John and Clara Cary Martin. She and her brother John Jr. were the only two of the six Martin children to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket at grave, Bangor, 1889

"She was the second oldest child. In 1880, she had married G. Fred Snow, and the couple moved to New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… of 1864." Martin described Elmer, his fourth child and second son, "his body is large his legs and arms are large his feet and hands are very…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… Description When John Martin (1823-1904) was a child, his stepfather, Solomon Raynes, moved the family to a farm on Ball Hill Cove in Hampden."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… fist meal" and was the birthplace of their first child, Ada. The illustration is on page 369 of a journal Martin wrote and illustrated in 1864…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… as a tailor in Ellsworth, died when his only child was 11 months old. Because John Martin did not know much about his father, he wanted to insure…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… Music Click to see more Children's Music Child development educators agree music ignites the skills children need for school readiness, including…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… Betty Cody and Hal Lone Pine, starting as a child. Lone Pine Mountaineer guitar player Ray Couture was one of Lenny’s first guitar teachers at…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"A portrait of Henry recently came to the Historical Society. We can only wonder if he and Daniel looked similar."