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

"members. The hall was used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade…"

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

"It also housed dances, social gatherings, and had a movie projector. The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie…"

Oakfield Grange 414

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also popular in the 1940s occurring when islanders walked to places like the Seaside…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… ceremony in 1930 at Portland’s Cathedral Guild Hall, where eight graduates received diplomas. Students hailed from across Maine; early graduates…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… the Civil War to improve the economic and social position of farmers and their families. The name comes from the Latin word "granum," or "grain."…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, social and economic development, and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Epworth Hall and Seaside Hall also housed community events. Apart from the fishing industry, many laborers were attracted to Swan’s Island’s quarries."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… the next forty years, it served as the Masonic Hall of the Davis Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Today, it is privately owned.Strong Historical Society Masonic…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"In Saco in the evening the Town Hall was thrown open, which was packed by a joyful crowd. Speeches, singing and cheers were the order of the evening…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… ancestors, or trace the economic, political and social history of the towns in Sagadahoc County. 33 Summer Street Bath, Maine 04530 (207) 443-5141…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the schoolhouse that later became the Grange Hall, located on the road now known as Lambert Hill Road."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts of their deeds."

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

"A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Harkins worked closely with students during their Social Studies classes to complete this research. While reading through the various newspaper…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… of the Soldiers Home in Washington Precinct, Hall County, Nebraska. After the War many Maine residents had moved West in search of a better life or…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… to them at the City Opera House and other halls and venues downtown. Concerts, minstrel and vaudeville shows, oratories, chorales and dramatics…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"In fact, movies were being shown at most village community halls. In 1932 the Criterion Theatre, with more than 700 seats, opened in Bar Harbor."

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

"She retired to the island after 20 years in social work and public school education. Prior to living on the island she spent 15 years working…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… and freight, and the Quarry Wharf became a social center at landing time when islanders gathered to exchange news and goods."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Hubbard Free Library Wendy Wingate – 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher – HallDale Middle School – RSU2 2010 Historic Hallowell Team Members 7th…"