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Item 27794
The Honorable John Ruggles, Thomaston, 1859
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1859 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 26622
O'Brien and Ruggles Houses, Thomaston, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps
The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"One of these grants became known as the Waldo Patent, which comprised approximately 1000 acres. It included the whole of Knox County (except for Fox…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"… in this area for the businesses he ran, the patents he developed, and his association with a new railroad."
