Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"When shows called for young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Horses pulled the stage over roads that are closed today. Bowery Corner, an old intersection connecting various roads in the Severy Hill area, put up…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"on August 2, 1923, by the Majestic theater’s stage carpenter, Eli Roy. The fire seemed to come from the stage area."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… WLAM, WIDE) introduced the big performers on stage, local high school garage bands would often serve as opening acts."

Northeast Historic Film

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… when it went by the way of Tremont and thence by stage to Ellsworth We have now daily communication with the city and daily papers are received on…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… evolved as it shed its infant skin and entered a stage of maturity—making it ripe for statehood. Census of the District of Maine, 1810 Maine's…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… Clouthier department store, and played vaudeville stages in New York. Franco Bands Alphonse Cote, Lewiston, 1918Franco-American Collection…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Drapes were purchased and arranged so that the entire stage can be used for a large group or the drapes can be drawn onto the inner track to provide…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Off stage, he was a hunter, guide, medicine man, and tribal leader. Clever in the marketplace, he boosted sales of Wabanaki relics and crafts by…"

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

"Unlike the naked pine-and-paint stage set look of the Star, the Criterion boasted a luxurious art deco design, rich with velvet drapery, silk panels…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… open air pitched roof design with a square open stage. Acts from Boston and New York were presented and included magicians, dancers, singers…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"A Musical Culture. The stage was set for Blue Hill to emerge as a center of music appreciation and performance from the founding of the Parker Point…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… a gymnasium, and an assembly hall that included a stage. A cafeteria and a home-economics room were added as well."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… housed yet another brickyard, all setting the stage for a bustling economy at the turn of the century."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see that there would be a shortage of housing."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"That is a stage on the path to canonization for sainthood, eagerly awaited by her Sisters and all who love Mercy."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"The first stage of the project culminated in a 42-acre facility that opened in 2008. The new campus contained advanced new facilities, diagnostic…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… it became part of his signature style on and off stage. Chronic health problems forced Curless to take frequent breaks from the music business…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… he and his wife Emma performed on vaudeville stages including in New York, Boston, Washington DC and Philadelphia."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"In Augusta, the flood stage for the Kennebec River was up to 13 feet. There is no information recorded saying the number of people injured or the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… included a life-size nativity scene, and a stage for nightly performances. On the podium with the President for the lighting were: Mrs."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… a year later in November of 1996, and another stage of this renovation, the surgical suites, was completed the year after that in March of 1997."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep playing…"