Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"In 1761, Somes built his Mt. Desert homestead between the freshwater pond and the fjord which now carry his name."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Harbor Cottage served first as family homestead for A.C. and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"It is a typical connected farmhouse. The house’s ell, built c. 1863, was of the most modern and efficient designs of that time."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"In three exhibits, we focus on the branch of the family created by John’s only grandchild to live long enough to establish a family and home here…"

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

"The materials found in the privy provide some insights into the nature of working class life in an urban household of mid-19th-century Portland."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… and topics in Part I are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C."

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

"By the early 1800s, the house was at the center of a thriving New England city. Since then Portland has expanded, burned, and undergone dramatic…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House

"Anne and the family wanted the house to be a memorial to the popular poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who had died in 1882."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The House, 1786-1960

"… House, 1786-1960 The images in the accompanying slideshow show the evolution of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Congress Street, as Back Street…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"For Peleg, like many in the era, the home was also the site of his work. Immediately next to the house Peleg built a warehouse he used to store and…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"For the past months we have had the full benefit of the tearing down of brick and plastering in the old Morton block." - Anne Longfellow Pierce to…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Census, Timeline

"View Selective Time of Portland  The selected timeline of Portland with population figures also provides insight into the growth and changes in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… Mahoning Congressional excursion to Bangor Bangor McClellan Club Ideal homestead Southern life Slavery Frank Davis Wheelwright & Clark Block"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"The entrance was on Preble Street; the back of the home faced the side of the Wadsworth-Longfellow house."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"The materials documenting the Longfellow house provide examples of the type of information available."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Cary Sally Clap Clara Cary Alonzo Raynes Martin homestead and neighbors Doctor Moses Adams Adams murder trial, 1815 Mary Adams Col."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… who died in the Civil War, a drawing of his ideal homestead, a discussion of slavery based on a conversation with a former slave who lived in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Sailing was very popular among rusticators. Some of the early sailboats were named the Thistle, the Troubadour, and the Indra."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"X In 1932, part of the original Belcher Homestead became the site of the original Mallett School, and later the new Mallett School built in 2011."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"He died at the homestead in 1822 at the age of 78. He was buried in a graveyard on his farm. His wife Mary died 23 years later at the age of 93."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… barrels.Farmington Historical Society The Lowell homestead was on the Whittier Road, (now # 655 Whittier Road)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 7 of 7

"Ordinary homesteaders buying from one company often faced threats and lawsuits from rivals, and some even paid multiple sets of proprietors for their…"