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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868 John Martin: "Terpsichorian of the Old School" John Martin, Bangor, ca."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Census, Timeline

"View Selective Time of Portland  The selected timeline of Portland with population figures also provides insight into the growth and changes in the…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"The house, through all the changes of the city surrounding it, stayed much the same after 1814, except that, in 1901, it changed from a private…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"City residents often dumped their rubbish and night soil off of the Commercial Street docks into the Fore River."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"City Directories also are valuable resources. For many years, the directories list all occupants of a particular address, often list occupations, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… "the largest and finest business ever done in the city up to this time in the way of selling goods running boats shipping & other incidents…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… about the "demoralisation of our once peacable city," largely blaming the Irish for the decline. People and topics mentioned include: Rinaldo B."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… politics, including his failed bid to become city clerk. Martin noted that "the evil one" followed him as he constantly felt cheated by employers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"… business recovery in Bangor, known as the Queen City of the East, and his marriage to Clara Cary. Some of the people, events, and places included…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… profile of Bangor and a discussion of how the city changed from that time until the late 1860s, when he created the Scrapbook."

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

"… of the most novel sights ever exhibited in this city" -- a gymnastics demonstration. John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, drew…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The homestead offered its guests fresh produce and dairy products from local farms. The Homestead offered activities, like sailing expeditions…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote in his "Scrap…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… The quote is from a speech he gave at Bangor City Hall September 16, 1866. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… "one of the most venerable as well as modern buildings in this city." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… booming, its port was bustling, and it became a city. Churches, schools, and businesses that served the lumbering and shipping interests as well as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… has in its collections the "Dancing Fraternity City of Bangor 1868," Martin's account of a dancing group he helped found and for whom he served as…"

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

"But he also lamented the increased crime in the city that accompanied the war and its aftermath. His own store was robbed three times, adding to his…"

Belfast Free Library

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… articles, history of the Vaughan Woods and Homestead, annual reports, diaries, and many historic books. Students emailed Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Harbor Cottage served first as family homestead for A.C. and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… arrived in the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, many homesteading on land granted to them for service in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… any family showing that they could successfully homestead on these lands in the northern area of the Kennebec."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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