Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"Jacques Bellissent, flute maker to the Paris Conservatory made this flute. Longfellow purchased it during his 1825 trip to Europe."

Music in Maine - MAKE

"Instruments like flutes, drums, and rattles extend these cultural traditions. Developed over centuries, music in Wabanaki communities, including…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… which they used to make beautifully crafted “fluted” spear points. Despite the evidence of early Paleoindians in the Munsungan Lake area, the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… music, as evidenced by the shell beads and bone flutes found by archaeologists on Frenchman Bay. They also had, and continue to have, a rich oral…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… in performing Verdi’s Aida and Mozart’s The Magic Flute for a local audience. The offer was intriguing and the first summer 80 people--…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"Libby X Wineglasses and Champagne flute Attributed to the New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca."