Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Music stores

"Music stores Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca."

Music in Maine - B-flat fife, ca. 1860

"B-flat fife, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This fife was used by John Robbins when he was a drummer in the…"

Music in Maine - Drumsticks, 1861

"Drumsticks, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Franklin C. Kimball (1844-1912) used these drumsticks while serving…"

Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"Drum, Portland, ca. 1854 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Noble and Cooley of East Granville, Massachusetts started…"

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"Civil War drum, ca. 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Henry Green (1832-1901) of Portland carried this military…"

Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Colonel Freeman McGilvery (1823-1864) of Stockton…"

Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"Kimball Drum, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Written on the top of the head of this drum is, "Frank C."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… the school’s graduates continue to perform vital work not only in the Greater Portland area, but also in communities across the country."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… tennis, volleyball, skiing, snowshoeing, cross country, football, and soccer. The community remains very proud of its athletic teams, awards, and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… there had been only one Catholic Church in town, Church of the Immaculate Conception (later Church of the Assumption, then St."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… where the Northeastern border was between the two countries. Luckily, no one was killed by combat in this war and the entire thing was solved by a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He chose to serve his country right out of high school at the age of 18. Instead of going off for further education in college, he chose to serve on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"We have wars that are going on with different countries about things that make very little sense to me."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… were “Tell my Mother that I died fighting for my country.” Samuel Pinkham was another Cavalry soldier with ties to Strong."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under President Lincoln. He mostly needed the money to pay the mortgage on his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… Southern states breaking away, forming their own country, and having slavery. The men from Lincoln wanted to stop slavery and the secession too, so…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… needed the money, or just wanted to serve their country. I’m sure for most of these men, if they could have stayed home in Lincoln, they would have."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… was to collect taxes on goods imported from other countries. Also, the building contained a room for federal judges, an office for the Port Surgeon…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Different places, towns, countries that do not have this kind of communication are, in some ways, kind of in trouble."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"Over the years it was used as a store, church, parsonage, meeting house, home, and even a working farm! STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"Having outlawed its use in this country in 1920 and repealed that law 13 years later, Americans continue to debate its pleasures and costs."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Mexico Baptist Church, ca. 1903Mexico Historical Society Before any churches came to exist, several religious denominations held services in a hall…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"United Methodist Church, Guilford X GUILFORD BED AND BREAKFAST Guilford Bed and Breakfast, ca."