Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… Sofa and Grape trellis." Martin, an accountant, gardener, and architecture and dancing enthusiast, also spent his time in 1864 and 1865 writing…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… exact representing him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and was the…"

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

"They made it back to Belfast but ran into low water and fog, delaying their return to Bangor. The steamer was intended as a freight vessel, so there…"

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

"… to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated. After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Pomona was a goddess of abundance of fruit and gardens, and Flora was the goddess of flowers. Ceres was the goddess of food plants, and her name has…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"May we at times turn from the ordinary pursuits of life to the pure enjoyment of rural nature; which is in the soul like a fountain of cool waters to…"

Skowhegan History House

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Our Soldiers Many Americans tended victory gardens to grow their own fruits and vegetables; in fact, most people became gardeners."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"Corey probably added a water closet and bathroom with running water. The privy was no longer needed and was filled with debris."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… he could bathe in the rivers since it was moving water and the lakes provided fresh water. Another reason Aaron might have moved here was there was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Travel around the island was by water or rickety “buckboard” carriages on rough, bumpy, steep buckboard roads."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The most popular of these artists was Water M. Campbell of Boston, who was active as an architectural illustrator from 1910 until his death in 1945."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… contemporary topics such as Indigenous land and water rights; and the preservation and use of public lands."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… coal storage building was located between Lucky Garden parking lot and the river. Also you can still find pieces of coal near the river."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… first trees were felled, crude cabins erected and gardens started, Guilford residents have been noted for their industrious nature."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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

"… and recent legislative victories during 2021-2022 supporting Passamaquoddy clean water and Wabanaki economic interests in the gaming industry."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"How’d you get water? They had a water system at the time. We didn’t have refrigerators so I remember a man coming around with ice and we would eat…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms. Gorman was first introduced to the New Portland Fair in 1933, its location also known…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Room, the Hudson Room, the Cummings Suite, the Garden Room, and the Highland Room--all ranging in price from $105-$135."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of crops and caused widespread damage to private gardens and homes. The torrential downpour was accompanied by gale winds together with lightening…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… and make maple syrup; many others keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory - America's Second Garden Cemetery.” Mount Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory, Mount Hope Cemetery Corp., 2019…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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