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Item 80014

Mellie Dunham's 'Fiddlin' Dance Tunes,' New York, 1926

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Norway Media: Print, ink on paper

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Item 80959

Martha Osgood on books, music, Litchfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Litchfield; Bridgton; Hollis; Concord Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20547

Annette Merryman, Brunswick, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick Media: Tintype

Online Exhibits

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Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930

Music in Maine - Music stores

"… is now one of the nation's largest sellers of music, movies, games, and books with eleven retail locations in Maine and New Hampshire and a very…"

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Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Shaker Music Shaker Music Click to learn more about Shaker life and music Established in 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester…"

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"Community Music Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor heritage."

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Small’s book: “The amount of moral courage and Christian fortitude required for a landsman to get up out of a comfortable bed and struggle up on a…"

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Scholar's Report Book cover, Surry, 1937 - 1938

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"In 1937, formal music instruction began and students learned contra dancing and how to foxtrot and waltz."

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"People with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep…"