Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Drumsticks, 1861

"Drumsticks, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Franklin C. Kimball (1844-1912) used these drumsticks while serving…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"The drum was in the family until it was stolen. Bodwell came to Lincoln by way of Sebec with his wife, Polly. Polly was probably born in Exeter."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"They would just put the boards into the drum, which would spin for 5-6 hours. It would go counter clockwise then they would reverse it."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Flash in the Pans: Even though the steel drum group, Flash in the Pans, was formed in 1990, the story goes back to the early 1970’s."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… (Knox’s youngest daughter), Captain Fales (for drums and colors), the artillery company, and Captain Gregory (presumably for the cavalry company)."

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… Ernest Perry, who stands next to a chair with his drum. Eleanor Peters, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society A daguerreotype and a tintype tell…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… using a tool called a drogue, which is a wooden drum or inflated sealskin, that they tied to an arrow or harpoon so the whale would be tired enough…"