Maine Memory Network

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

"… probably added a water closet and bathroom with running water. The privy was no longer needed and was filled with debris."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, took a train from Bangor to the rally, then returned home on the train."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… gin, the police, always ready, the guard-house runs us in." X Three Lads Drinking H. P. Poisson, Biddeford, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… into the woods and found a pine tree with a root running out like a plough shear and I made a plough and covered the moulboard with hoop iron taken…"

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

"… shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were entirely consumed so the walls tumbled in and floors fell in…"

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

"… city up to this time in the way of selling goods running boats shipping & other incidents connected with it." The drawing is on page 418 of a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… warmed enough for pear trees to bloom, shad began running in the river. Martin, who worked as an accountant and store keeper, wrote the journal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… I had the pleasure of seeing the 4 cars which was run on that day I was told from day break until 12 midnight of the sights I have seen I count…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… to purchase a desirable lot but a mud hole or run containing just room enough to build the building on and give a space sufficient to hitch and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"This fault runs along both sides of Islesboro and is responsible for the shape of the island, having squeezed the bedrock together over the millennia."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… fought in such notable battles as First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being killed at Gettysburg on July…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Neck (North Lubec) during the spring smelt run, gathered sweet grass and harvested shellfish, the remains of which have been discovered in shell…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"When the family returned home after almost a year, their home was intact and the jug of beer untouched."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"Stevens, 1913. Home of Mrs. Lillian M.W. Stevens, Portland, ca. 1910Greater Portland Landmarks Home of Lillian M. N. Stevens Postcard, ca."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… from 1818 to 1826, when he resigned to run for governor. While governor, Lincoln worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… depicted as brave young heroines fighting for home and family. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Cleveland in December of 1874…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… by Massachusetts in the 1650s, women made beer at home and the wealthy imported wine from the Portuguese and Spanish islands."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… flag will float over a nation redeemed from this home-destroying, heart-breaking curse of the liquor traffic." If it was the Ohio-based Anti-Saloon…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"X Come Home Father, mid 19th century Ink on paper Collections of Maine Historical Society Coll. 1863, Box 3 This verse summarizes the hope of…"

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

"Morse's experience carried over into his home where hotel amenities can be found. For instance, Morse's Portland house had a fabulous wine cellar."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… example, bands of sophisticated braid and fringe running from the shoulders of the bodice to center waist contrive a pelerine effect on a brown…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… the river, and then at Higgins Beach horses could run along the hard sand. The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry…"