Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… lumber merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"Kids at the quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… medicine shows and traditional song and dance, selling crafts and posing for photographs in Indian dress."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… that she opened the highly innovative Summer Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"When Kim Colbeth's 3-5th grade class started studying the island quarries, many of her students had stories about a common relative: Fritz Johnson."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and New York agencies that included singing and dancing comedians, musical comedies, acrobats, comic opera, trick dogs, aerialists, wizards of the…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"The quartet played local dances as “Mellie Dunham's dance band.” 'Rippling Waves Waltz,' 1926Maine Historical Society Mellie Dunham…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes. High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school every day…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… orchestra practice, cheerleading practice, class plays, musical productions, class photos, and of course, basketball games and practices."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and dances. During the early years of the twentieth century, upscale cottages were built along the shore…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Surry had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing school. Its cultural development continued with the advent of The…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… different singing and instrumental music schools, dance lessons, art exhibits, live concerts, special art classes, and other public functions, as…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… reducing the need for sporting events, dances, and graduation ceremonies to be held at the town hall."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Movies were shown here, and dances were held almost every Saturday night. Often times, an orchestra played for the dance."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… with a huge parade, contests of all types, music, dancing, speeches and remembrances, and very high spirits."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Plays, musicals, dances, movies and roller skating were held at Town Hall. In the 1920s, the old Union Hall was renovated and renamed Community Hall."