Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… her hip beyond repair and lived in the corner room on the first floor which is now part of the seating area in the Tea Room."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"… house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store The McCormick house Ocean View…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie projector were downstairs. There was a stage with an organ on the western…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"… Society There was a window upstairs, and the rooms were equipped with desks, a blackboard, and a closet."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"In 1805, music was introduced to the school. Soon the arts became popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… such orchestra performances from Bath's own musical group. The Columbian Theatre business rented the building and never owned it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… and kindergarten would be enlarged, a new art and music room added, and an all new kitchen and cafeteria."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… or settling other good families in their Room; for the accommodation of Numbers that want Land, and to carry on the Fishery, Humbly request your…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1914, the Music Hall suffered severe damage from an explosion due to a gas leak. In 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the…"

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia Hall, and our focus, the Bath Opera House, and its precursor, the Alameda."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… and Germany as well as Maine and Canada, with musical works in all languages, chamber music, many-hands and multi-piano performances, and at some…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Franco-American Collection

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… and Bowdoin College have some of his early music, which includes some musical presentations, in their library collections."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… and included magicians, dancers, singers, musical vaudeville, acrobats and aerialists, slapstick comedy and musical productions."

McArthur Public Library

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United Society of Shakers

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

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

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… student council, drama club, chess club, various music clubs and a chorus, extra-curricular academic activities, and many, many, more."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… educator of his time, and took part in the musical life of the community in which he became its first choir director.” (Music and Musicians on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… with schools with a strong influence of arts and music. So education of their children was of vast importance."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Early Farmington had a very active musical community. In 1886, crisis struck the Village of Farmington."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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