Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House Text by Claire Keating and Billy Price 7th Grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The Opera House…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… Market and it has absolutely nothing to do with entertainment. Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… the relaxed privacy of a ladies sitting room when entertaining a few close friends for tea, a reciprocal activity that maintained social…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… to French-speaking audiences in the context of entertainment and academia. Meanwhile back home I was facing audiences full of Mainers with French…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water and Washington Streets was built in 1882."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… The Blue Hill Fair is many things to many people: entertainment and community, the culmination of hard work and training, the beginning of school."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… Public Library Besides modern conveniences and entertainments, the city was offering other kinds of services as well."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… of a dance manager, and dances he led or received public notice about. He also includes another Constitution of the "Scientific School," dated 1860."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"The market and public hall shown in Martin's drawing was built on part of the foundation -- and lasted until the Freshet of March 1846."

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… in the Republican Party, as "always to be seen on public occasions." He described a number of Democrat "rascals" and included Dunning in the…"

Moosehead Messenger

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… illustrations, the detail, and the combination of public and private – how business operated, how communities worked, how families lived."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the materials were not widely available to the public, although each organization has used some of the text and illustrations in museum exhibits…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history."

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… library began in 1889; it was first opened to the public in 1891. It was funded by Galen C. Moses, who donated $10,000 to the library."

Music in Maine - PLAY

"PLAY Watching musicians sing and play music in public is an important communal experience for the performer and the audience."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… live concerts, special art classes, and other public functions, as written in many newspaper articles."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Though many local folks regarded this as entertainment for those “from away,” some visited the theater regularly."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… that included homes, schools, churches, and public, commercial, and industrial buildings. Much of the firm’s work was concentrated in the Bangor…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… he was active in designing homes, churches, public buildings, and business blocks. While much of his work was centered in the Lewiston-Auburn area…"