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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in his Journal…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Until 1939 the only reference book in the school was a Lincoln Library book, which was shared by the students."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Benjamin and Jemima Lord and the youngest of five children. Along with many other members of the Lord family, Benjamin had migrated north from…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"The book was not used as a source in this exhibit. Young researchers, Lubec 5th grade 2008-2009 Robert Wallace, Emma Page, Seth Doherty (Miriam's…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Springs, and a picnic that he and his wife and children had. Members of the Third Parish Church in Bangor, joined by the First Parish, made the…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… Lead Mine Road, the oldest girl in a family of 12 children. In 1947, at the age of 16, she began working at the Union Sardine Factory owned by R.J."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, had six children. Martin kept detailed records and drawings of his activities and the areas in which he lived. He…"

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

"Only two children, Ada (1851-1923) and John Jr. (1857-1929) outlived their parents. John Martin drew this illustration of the scene of Mabelle's…"

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

"… every particular for her (Clara) & my children so that whereever this Book may be an idea can be given at once of localities and distances although…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"… Advertisement postcard for a children's book "John Bunyon's Dream Book: the Pilgrim's progress retold for children and adapted to school reading"…"

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

"… was dressed from ages 4 to 6 at left, reading a book. Martin wrote, "reading picture books and primmers and giving the names of a 150 pictures…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The sketch of the younger Dr. Snell appears on page 4 of Martin's "Scrap Book No. 3," which he began in 1867."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"He wanted his children to know how the "pioneers" of the Bangor area "procured their education and livelihood, enjoyed their amusements &c." His…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… economy and lives of those elderly, wives, and children left behind. Leverett and Addie Morgan's son did not want to join the war effort, so they…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… carpenters, sawyers, clam diggers, children, architects and retirees--came together to perform the two operas at the Hancock County Auditorium…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott and Fewacres, Farmington, 1903

"He wrote fictional books for children, most of them in series, and is credited with writing some of the earliest American juvenile literature…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"… Museum Description In a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began writing in 1864, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"8, 1867, and pasted it into the Scrap Book. On an excursion to Bucksport, Martin wrote, "I halted at the head of the ferry and viewed the village…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… wrote that Avery long edited the many Guide books all up and down the Appalachian Trail, even into Georgia."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… a series of gate and fence designs in his "Scrap Book No 3" that he began writing and illustrating in 1867."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Two star skaters, Bangor, 1868

"Martin described the skaters and skating at the rink in detail in the Scrap Book. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… area in a series of journals and scrap and sketch books. On page 105 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began in 1864, Martin wrote, "Another…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 2, pages 27-37

"Other topics and people mentioned are: Excerpt from book about Virginia, South Carolina 1849 crime reports"