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An Illustrated Memoir And Historical Account Of The Creation Of The Orono Bog Boardwalk, Ronald B. Davis

Maine History Documents

This is the preliminary version of Ronald B. Davis' memoir and historical account of the creation of the Orono Bog Boardwalk.

A revised, final edition was published by the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) with a slightly different title, Creating the Orono Bog Boardwalk: A Facility for Education, Research, and Recreation, Miscellaneous Publication no. 765, Spring, 2022. That publication is also available in DigitalCommons@UMaine at:

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/26/

In this account, the author describes how he was inspired to build the Orono Bog Boardwalk, the early planning and complex three-year building process, and the boardwalk’s first two years of …

Piscataquis Project: Sporting Camps In The Piscataquis River Watershed, Section D, From Bangor To Greenville, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Part 4 of a 4 part series on the history of sporting camps along Maine's Piscataquis River watershed beginning with the late 19th century.

Author's abstract: The Piscataquis River flows from its headwaters between Shirley and Greenville, Maine south to the Abbot and Guilford area where the river bends to continue east to Howland at its mouth on the Penobscot River. All the waterways draining west and south to the river are included in a series of four sections, A-D. Sporting camp development in this watershed began in the 1870s. Who were their proprietors? What was their life like at …

Piscataquis Project: Sporting Camps In The Piscataquis River Watershed, Section A, North From Bangor To Milo And Brownville To The Eastern Portion Of The Watershed, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Part 1 of a 4 part series on the history of sporting camps along Maine's Piscataquis River watershed beginning with the late 19th century.

Author's abstract: The Piscataquis River flows from its headwaters between Shirley and Greenville, Maine, south to the Abbot and Guilford area where the river bends to continue east to Howland at its mouth on the Penobscot River. All the waterways draining west and south to the river are included in a series of four sections, A-D. Sporting camp development in this watershed began in the 1870s. Who were their proprietors? What was their life like at …

Making It In Maine: Stories Of Jewish Life In Small-Town America, David M. Freidenreich

Maine History

A fundamental part of the experience of immigrants to the United States has been the tension between incorporating into a new country while maintaining one’s cultural roots. In this article, the author describes the experience of Jewish Americans in Maine, where climate, culture, and remoteness from larger Jewish populations contributed to a unique process of Americanization compared with Jewish populations in more urban areas of the country. After successfully “making it” over the course of two centuries, Jewish Mainers face a new set of challenges and opportunities. The author is the director of the Jewish studies program at Colby College …

Jeremiah P. Hardy’S The Smelt Seller Genre Painting In Bangor, Molly Mulhern Gross

Maine History

As a painter of portraits and genre studies, Jeremiah P. Hardy was a sensitive barometer of Bangor’s cultural aspirations. During his career, which spanned sixty-two years, he painted hundreds of portraits, then shifted to genre painting a course reflecting both national trends and the altered meanings of gentility in Bangor. In this article, Molly Mulhern Gross provides other reasons for Hardy’s mid-career change and explains why The Smelt Seller might have appealed to its cultured viewers. Ms. Mulhern Gross met The Smelt Seller while working as a research associate at the Farnsworth Art Museum in 1992. Her research was part …

Maine’S Oldest Historical Societies, Louis Leonard Tucker

Maine History

This preface provides an overview of the material to be discussed in the issue.

Maine Association Of Broadcasters Oral History Interview, Early Days Of Wlbz-Radio, Norman Gallant

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Norman Gallant on behalf of the Maine Association of Broadcasters at the WLBZ-TV Studios on Mt. Hope Avenue in Bangor, Maine, March 27, 1985. Gallant talks with Ed Guernsey, Irving Hunter, Eddie Owen, Norm Lambert, Joe Eaton, John MacRae and Walter Dickson about the early days of radio in the State of Maine and the programs on WLBZ-Radio.

Handwritten notes and corrections were added by Barry Darling.

Chief Justice John Appleton, David M. Gold

Maine History

The article is a biographic essay of John Appleton, Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

President Jimmy Carter At Fundraising Breakfast And Commentary Following The President’S Visit, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Coverage of President Carter's speech at a fundraising breakfast hosted by the Maine Democratic Party, and the comments of News Center's Harry Gordon, Brian Naylor, and Mal Leary following the President's departure. Recorded February 18, 1978.

Oral History Interview With Irving Hunter, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Copies of audio recordings in the WBLZ collection of oral history interviews with Irving Hunter, conducted by Sandy Ives and Lisa Feldman on behalf of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History in the spring of 1975. The first interview is in Hunter's office just before his retirement as station manager. The second session was a class visit to AY 123, Folklore Fieldwork, on the campus of the University of Maine. Hunter is asked about his recollections of early days of radio in Bangor, the economics of the station, remote broadcasts, and several specific artists, particularly the Western or …

Salute To Dow Air Force Base, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A program on the history of Dow Air Force Base in Bangor and coverage of events on the day it closed, April 5, 1968. Includes audio clips from events in the base's history, including a visit of President John F. Kennedy. Includes remarks of Mrs. Richard K. Warren, Lady Bird Johnson, Edmund S. Muskie, Peter D'Errico, and Colonel James L. Flanigan.

Pumpkin Seed Tea Cure, Elsie Diamond Smith

Maine Song and Story Sampler

In the short anecdote heard here, Elsie Smith explains her experience with pumpkin seed tea and how she saw it work.

The Depot Camp, Bill Cramp

Maine Song and Story Sampler

The song, written by James O’Hara, a woodsman from Maine, described the lumbering operation owned and operated by James McNulty of Bangor, Maine.

Bangor Salutes Dow Afb, Dow Air Force Base

Maine History Documents

A booklet with information the history, facilities, and amenities of Dow Air Force Base prepared as a guide to answer questions for those new to the base and to the area of Bangor, Maine. Circa 1964.

Operation Progress: History Of Wlbz And The Move From Main Street To Broadway, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A program highlighting 33 years of WLBZ radio station history and celebrating the move to new, modern offices on outer Broadway. Produced in 1960.

William J. Carney, Bangor City Health Officer, Encourages Polio Vaccination, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Bangor City Health Officer, William J. Carney, makes several pleas to make sure all family members are vaccinated against polio. Recorded in June, 1959.

March Of Dimes Fundraiser, Bob Day Show, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Radio host Bob Day asks the audience to send a dime with their requests for songs and dedications on his Saturday music show featuring country, Western, and hillbilly music.

Bowl Mor Lanes Advertisements, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Two 1958 advertisements for Bowl Mor Lanes on Hildreth Road next to Pilot's Grill in Bangor. The ads mention that Bowl Mor Lanes featured 20 alleys, ten candle-pin lanes and ten 10-pin lanes, the first official 10-pin alleys in Maine.

The Candidate Speaks: Remarks Of Edward I. Gross, Carl E. Delano, And Robert E. Baldacci, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A program featuring brief remarks of three candidates for Bangor City Council in October, 1957.

Story Of Seth Noble And The Naming Of Bangor, And Several Performances Of The Hymn, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Paul Ford of WLBZ Radio narrates a program where Minister of the Hammond Street Congregational Church in Bangor, Reverend Edward G. Ernst, explains how Bangor got its name, by mistake, when Seth Noble mistakenly thought a clerk was asking the name of the hymn he was humming. WLBZ asked several area vocalists to perform the hymn. Recorded August 20, 1956.

Advertisements For Penobscot Savings Bank, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Advertisements for Penobscot Savings Bank on 74 Hammond Street in Bangor, Maine, recorded in December, 1955.

Bangor Interracial Chorus Performs Early To Bed, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

The station log for WLBZ Radio noted that this broadcast included this song along with two others, recorded January 23, 1955: Bangor Interracial Chorus, Wm. [William] Cupp, director; Harold Annis, accompanist.

History Spot, Bangor During Prohibition, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A brief account of Bangor during Prohibition that seems to have been prepared as a part of a weekly series of shorts to air between programs in 1955. Although the recording promises a follow up to continue the story the following week, this seems to be the only segment available from this series.

Sunset Industries Feature With C. Everett Page, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

An interview at Sunset Industries, Incorporated of Bangor at 40 Columbia Street, a business whose purpose was to provide employment for women over the age of 60. Includes a brief comment from one of the women working there, Azuba McNamara. Interview not dated. Circa 1955.

Bangor Radio Value Days Window Shopping, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter makes his way around downtown Bangor, Maine, to describe items in store windows that will be on sale for Bangor Radio Value Days. He mentions several of the participating businesses and describes products at Freese's Department Store, Farrar Furniture Company, Standard Shoe Store, J.J. Newberry Store, Crown Jewelers, and the W.T. Grant store. Not dated; circa 1955.

Wlbz Economy Home Construction, Part 2, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter provides and update on the progress of construction at the WLBZ Economy Home on Pierce Road in Brewer, Maine. Not dated; circa 1955.

Greetings From Bangor Wales To Bangor Maine, Bbc Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A program produced in cooperation with WLBZ to share greetings and information about daily live from Bangor, North Wales to the people of Bangor, Maine. Not dated. Circa 1955.

History Of The Bangor House, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Horace Chapman, Bangor House Proprietor, tells of some of the notable moments in the hotel's history, including visits of prohibitionist leader Carry Nation and U. S. Presidents Grant, McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt and Taft. Recorded in 1954.

Dedication Of The Bangor - Brewer Toll Bridge, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Live broadcast of dedication ceremonies for the "new" bridge between Bangor and Brewer, Maine, on November 11, 1954. Speakers included Governor Burton M. Cross, Clarence S. Crosby, and several Bangor city officials.

Jim Adams Interviewed On How To Winterize A Car, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Jim Adams, Bud Chamberlain, and Les McClain are interviewed by W. C. Mincher for tips on how to winterize a car in 1954.