Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"old when he commenced his social life and also when he commenced to perform business which occured in July last in the national Insurance office in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… first page of "John Martin's Scrap & Sketch Book, Commenced June 14th 1864," Martin drew this Belles Early apple and wrote, "ripens the last of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were entirely consumed so the walls tumbled…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"… of swing exercises on a rope as below commenced in this Circus which was as wonderful as any feats were conducted with taste and pride."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… their treasure or their patriotism. Since the commencement of the present civil war, we have furnished from our own population upwards of seven…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… of other thriving areas in the Old World, and commenced to prove it by arranging his own experimental colony."

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

"(Inexplicably, both the Yearbook and the Commencement Program reproduce his middle name as “Halburton,” without the letter i)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Reconstruction commenced and on November 14, 1965, 50 volunteers participated in rebuilding the mill."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… was cold weather – they returned in ten days and commenced housekeeping immediately, as they previously arranged everything."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… and watched for a month and had got all ready to commence to pepper ‘em. But they did not get far before “Uncle Samuel” overhauled and stepped on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… laid across the bridge, when work will immediate commenced on the new depot buildings. Sept. 8, 1870: Last Friday, while a Frenchman named Geraud…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… was the manager of the business when the change commenced. The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company was located at the Church Block for many…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… of the proposed buildings for the Normal School commenced in early 1864, but the facilities were not quite ready for the beginning of the fall term."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"But the school’s last commencement was in 1918. In 1924, Oren Haskell attempted to reopen the school and return it to its former excellence; over the…"

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

"… 1911 Lubec Historical Society Though activities commenced on Monday, July 3, the photo below of upper Water Street likely was taken on Tuesday the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"At the commencement of the 19th century, the first settlers were limited in books, and it is surprising that so many grew up learning to read and…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Construction commenced with building of U.S. and Canadian approaches, both rock-filled with crane-laid riprap."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Building of the Academy commenced in March of 1803, and was finished that same spring; the doors were opened to students in November."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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