Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… across the country performing as “Indians” at wild west shows and on the theater circuit. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Nicolar returned…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… the downtown burned in a tremendous fire during a wild snowstorm in ’69, and five businesses were wiped out, yet it seemed not a beat was skipped."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"It was a wild scene that would be oft repeated throughout the years. The Guilford Water Supply Company was developed when Charles Taylor, a respected…"

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

"… Laskey), Bartholomew Rex Gross (Bart Gross), Wild Barbed Needle (Joe Wainer), Crimp Eastland (Mike Guimond), Lucky Bangstick (Ozzy Gross), and Bolt…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"John, in his early years, tended toward wild and reckless. But he was converted to religion and a devotion to Christ at a camp-meeting early on."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."