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Town of Topsham History Committee

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Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"Exhibits Our Town Skowhegan, Maine X Students at the Skowhegan Middle School have been exploring local history topics for the past eight years."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"HISTORY of Biddeford...a Maine river town Text by Renée DesRoberts Research & editorial assistance provided by Sally Leahey, Raymond Gaudette…"

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"… Skowhegan and Madison might be just ordinary towns, but Lakewood that sets us apart. Research for this essay provided by Skowhegan History House."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"The purpose was to create the town's first high school as a private academy. A board of directors was appointed and among the members were Eli…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the Kennebec by Louise Colburn History of the Old Towns: Norridgewock and Canaan by J.W. Hanson Black Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… series of talks on the histories of the six towns served by the Library, and the source of most of the material used by BHS in its newsletters and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"… a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"… source photos and documents, we realized how our town has changed. We are not sure why so many beautiful buildings have been torn down for parking…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"Lee Granville, president of the History House, then invited a small group of teachers to the History House for an introduction to their collections…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Old Town Hall and Grant Building Text by Jocelyn Bernier, Savannah Rice, Shawn Russell, and Cody Seekins 7th grade students at Bath Middle School…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… Weston gravestone X Oldest cemetary in town X Samuel Weston home X By Jordan Everett The year was 1771 when people started to come…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… to be proven as a beautiful place to visit in the town of Skowhegan.   Our island movie In the winter of 1775, General Benedict Arnold led his…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford, Me. : The Town. 1860-66. (C) Baker, Emerson W. "The world of Thomas Gorges: Life in the province of Maine in the 1640's." American…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Our logging history movie by Aaron and Jake The forest was where the log driving began. When it was winter, the year round loggers chopped down…"

Lincoln, Maine - Founding Fathers & Early History

"Founding Fathers & Early History Use the menu at left to browse various pieces completed by 7th and 8th grade social-studies students at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Regional and Town History X By Nick Waugh A keen observer walking almost anywhere in the woods of western Maine will notice remnants of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… of the state of Maine" (1915) X Every town and city has their prominent citizens, their town fathers and mothers."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"harvesting wheatSkowhegan History House As the 1800s went on, the railroad opened up the Midwest to the major cities and produce from Maine was not…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Towns & Locations

"… Illustrations: Towns & Locations"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the town had to install a suction pump to keep water supplied to the town."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"We remember the tumultuous births of each town and recall their similar developments and common themes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… Tucker How We Got Here From There Strong’s history, like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American settlers."

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

"Churches Townspeople have a lengthy history of support for their religious institutions. The history of one in particular, the Strong Methodist…"