Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Country Music

"… the players changed over the years, the original group seen in the photograph includes, left to right: Edgar Ruby on accordion, Don Doane Sr."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… contrast to—and perhaps competing with blackface groups—the Kemps embraced their songs and tunes as being “genuine” and “acted as though they were…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"In 1995, Al Hawkes spearheaded a group of bluegrass music enthusiasts to create the member driven organization, Bluegrass Music Association of Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… with Martin's observation about the Millerites, a group that set a date for Christ's second coming, and their encampment in Orrington."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"… Description The Millerites, a religious group who believed that Jesus would reappear on earth between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844, held a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"… In 1847, John Martin (1823-1904) was among a group of Bangor area residents who went on a one-day excursion aboard the new iron bottom propeller…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… store." He further explained the workings of the group and its effects and wrote of the Mutual Store, "This store has been a curse to me ever…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"He described and provided photographs of the groups' members, detailed dance steps, and otherwise documented the importance of dancing as an…"

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

"… discussed "society" and the "aristocracy," a group he did not always admire, but among whom he sought acceptance – and respect."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… overnight stay of the party: there was a parade, military review, fire engine trials, a regatta, a cotillion reception for the President’s party…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… was noted for his interaction with explorers and military men in the pre-colonial era. There are several derivations of Pierre Paul’s Christian…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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