Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Air travel was often the preferred method of travel for Guy; and his father William flew across the globe, from the tip of South America to Alaska."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Richards, a young architect from Gardiner, Maine, traveled by steamer to Bar Harbor to supervise the construction of a summer home for Mrs."

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… on the Radio' show in 1938, WGAN’s ‘Ken MacKenzie Show’ in 1939, and Hal Lone Pine’s show on WABI in Bangor—which in 1938 was the first ever…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"To promote their products, services, or shows, many designed calling cards and flyers, composed ads to place in newspapers, and turned photos of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… from either side had two roadways: one for the traveler going north and one for the traveler going south."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… ceremonies and traditional dance" and he created traveling museum displays of tribal customs, dress, and culture. Tourists were fascinated."

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… the 19th and 20th centuries, Wabanaki musicians traveled worldwide showcasing their talents and performing in operas, vaudeville, and so-called…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… met their religious needs in their homes with traveling ministers. Upon the town's incorporation in 1794, residents could not agree upon one…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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

"… to be closed until the roads were dry enough to travel on. I'm sure that there were other teachers that taught at the Parsons School but these were…"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… the late 1920s to early 1950s news, variety shows, game shows, and popular music drew millions of listeners."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"One page shows the name ‘Pierpole’ and another entry shows the name ‘Plosway’ and ‘Plosway Lewey’. On another page of the ledger, Plosway is called…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater, showing silent films accompanied by a local piano player."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"For the inhabitants of Harpswell, this meant travelling to worship each week by boat! Understandably, they were the first town to secede from North…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"Trask, in 1858, while traveling by a coach that cornered too sharply, Leonard and his traveling companions were thrown about very roughly."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"These traveling teams had names as colorful as the players themselves; like the House of David team with all the players sporting long dark beards…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"Sometimes, this took the form of traveling, making speeches, writing letters to state, national, and international authorities, and sometimes this…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… and, in addition to the dining room and traveler's rooms, it had a large horse stable. It was lost to fire in 1903, but part of the building was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Many Indian tribes in Maine were nomadic, traveling to the coast in the summer for fishing, stopping to plant crops in fertile lands along the way."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"During his third term, he traveled from Portland, then the state capital, to Augusta to speak at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new State…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… Poolaw, from the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, while traveling across the country performing as “Indians” at wild west shows and on the theater circuit."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… which allowed area residents freedom to travel farther distances to other amusement parks and resorts, now all within easy reach by car."