Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Movies Come To The Island Criterion & Star Tickets, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"This statement is not true, because in our research we found that before the actual movie theater was built there were art shows, concerts, and many…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"Skowhegan Then and Now   Our movie on Skowhegan Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"The first movie to play here was “Nancy Goes to Rio” and the first ticket was sold to Mrs. Mary Griffiths."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"In fact, movies were being shown at most village community halls. In 1932 the Criterion Theatre, with more than 700 seats, opened in Bar Harbor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"His novels have been made into twenty four movies, the most recent "Ladies in Lavender" (2004) with leading roles by Judie Dench and Maggie Smith."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"The first movie that played was “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… and classic fiction and non-fiction, VHS and DVD movies, audio books, and a distinguished collection of books about Maine's rich history and by…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie projector were downstairs. There was a stage with an organ on the western…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"At the age of 31, Marley was filming a movie along with other stars August 10th, 1998. The movie was called The Boondock Saints, which released in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies Come to the Island. Early Performance..."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… football star who went on to become award-winning movie director John Ford. Many Irish-American families such as the Feeney clan were proud of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"Movie reels were played on the hall's projector. In later years, it was used as a museum. In the 1970s, the hall housed the 'Coffee Shop," a place…"

Waterville Public Library

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… as well as the extent of fashion media and movie influence. For her 1938 wedding to her husband to be, Greek immigrant Peter Spanos at Portland’s…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"This attitude played out in the now classic movies, "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando (1953), and "Rebel Without a Cause" with James Dean (1955)."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… Annunciata also recorded being treated to a movie in 1957 for “Feast of Sister Annunciata (me) celebrated today…Movie ‘The Story of Jackie…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… the Present Rodney Laughton described watching a movie, “Occasionally, we saw a 'film strip,' similar to a slide show; watching a movie was always…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice cream parlor. And even a not so nice piece of our past--the KKK meetings…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"Timeline of Events   Watch movie about Scarborough's MCHP experience October 2008 Scarborough Team begins monthly meetings to explore grant…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… third graders to write, produce and film a movie based on their research. Another time middle school students worked with teacher Elizabeth…"

Music in Maine - Music stores

"… now one of the nation's largest sellers of music, movies, games, and books with eleven retail locations in Maine and New Hampshire and a very…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The office of the Guilford Water Company was on the second floor. On July 3, 1939, The Community Theatre in Guilford presented the movies "Charlie…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… own store and the Veneer Hall, which was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services."