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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"Henry Knox: The Funeral Thomaston Cavalry Banner This is the banner that the Thomaston Cavalry may have carried in Henry Knox's funeral…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"Martin described her illness, death, and funeral in detail. He also wrote about their son Junior, dances and dance schools, the final days of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"… that teachers arranged the flowers for the casket and funeral. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… descriptions of Annie and Mabelle's deaths and funerals, along with illustrations of their coffins, are part of the first scrapbook."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… meetings, preached, visited the sick, attended funerals and was constant in all duties that pertain to the pastor of a church at what is now…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… German Cemetery during an elaborate military funeral attended by more than four thousand people. Rev."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"When the building went up for sale, Clay’s Funeral Home, the movie theater’s neighbor, bought it and tore it down to add more space for their parking…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… received a telegram that she should schedule a Funeral Director to meet the train in Rumford to pick up his body."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… services and to perform marriages, baptisms and funerals. But the first religious organization on the island was not formed until 1792, when 15 men…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… he finally got back to Blue Hill he walked into a funeral at the Congregational Church that was for himself and the crew of the ship."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"I once went with my father to a funeral in Beaver (now Brown) Street, and a decanter of liquor and glasses were set on the coffin" Reverend Elijah…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… the community pulls together for events such as funerals and fundraisers for those who are ill. Religious communities grew with years of preachers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868 John Martin: "Terpsichorian of the Old School" John Martin, Bangor, ca."

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

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Martin begin his Scrap & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Intro: pages 139-194   Part 3, pages 139-194 Approximately 1840-1844 John Martin, still a teenager in the experiences he recollected, already…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"Part 7, pages 114-134   Part 7, pages 114-134 Martin began this section by writing and illustrating what he calls his "Chapter on Soldiers" in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Intro: pages 84-107   Part 5, pages 84-107 John Martin begins this section with newspaper clippings concerning how much Republican states…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"Intro: pages 0-21   Part 1, pages 0-21 Martin began his final volume of compiled retrospective and contemporary commentary after he went to work…"

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

"… Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866 First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"Part 8, pages 135-150 The final section of the Scrap & Sketch Book is primarily about the criminal activity in Bangor, the results of court…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Inventions & Creations

"… Illustrations: Inventions & Creations"

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

"Part 3, pages 38-56 In a combination of newspaper clippings and original narrative, Martin moves from the political to the personal, and topics in…"