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Bowdoin College Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Sturtevant, His Wife, Helen and His Four Children, edited by Arnold H. Sturtevant, The Knowlton & McLeary Co, 1977 The Toothpick: technology and…"

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

"… cans? We’d put it on the stove and cook it." Children on the steps of the Minturn Schoolhouse, Swan's Island, ca."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The women and children sometimes traveled to the water's edge to pick fiddleheads. They also grew Jerusalem artichokes, which were well liked among…"

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

"The children closest to the heater were uncomfortably warm and had trouble fighting off drowsiness. The corners and front of the room were so cold…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Children used Swedish snowshoes which are also known as “skidor” (long and narrow skis). Children had to learn how to ski at a young age."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… Isabel Whittier and was the father of four children. Chester’s mechanical and creative ability likely came through his father’s family."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… Massachusetts in the year 1768, one of seven children born to Jonathan and Katherine Avery Fisher."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"Her children were: five sons: Cliford, Elmer, Maurice, Floyd, and Milton; and five daughters: May Baily, Louise Anderson, Irma Rouse, Arlen…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… his growing family – his wife Ernestine and three children: Marcia, Richard M. II, and John A. Prior to World War II and the deaths of her parents…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… and weaving the clothing, cooking and tending the children. The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… business, care for the sick and elderly, raise children, and bear the awful news that too often came in the form of long casualty lists in the…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"Hallowell is still bringing forth children, educating the boys and girls for weal or woe; she will still send them forth to every mountain, plain and…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"… a home for the friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State, where, under the genial influence of kind treatment, and physical and moral…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… and a variety of separate maps, including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript. Visit the collection at http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"She did not put any yellow dye in the butter. Her children would help their mother churn the butter."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… is located in downtown Thomaston and serves children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St. George)."

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"lost 4 children under age 10. In the oldest known cemetery in Blue Hill The Old Cemetery of 1794, the oldest headstone is Mrs."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"… “Ideal location to pasture a horse, raise your children or just enjoy living in the solitude of a country home."

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

"Every day, children would go outside to recite the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"Two children riding a snow horse, Swan's Island, ca. 1945Swan's Island Historical Society Always an example of winter fun was having kids build…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"They had two children: Lena E. Smith and Reverend Clarence L. Smith. Inez passed away in 1922, when Andrew was 65 years old."