Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… hotels and such to serve alcohol if they went to court and paid a fee twice a year. Bangor and the Women's Suffrage Movement The Women’s…"

Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… village, had a hearing before Judge Barron at the Court House, Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions, Samuel Belcher and Hannibal Belcher…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… for a brighter future, petitioned the General Court in Boston to incorporate their plantation into a town. They asked Rev."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1788, islanders sent a petition to the General Court asking for an examination of General Knox’s claim to ownership of the land."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… settlers, petitioned the Massachusetts General Court declaring allegiance to that state and requesting that settlers’ land holdings be legalized."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In 1807, the Massachusetts General Court granted incorporation to Farmington Academy, just 13 years after the first Town Meeting."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He began courting her and they were soon married. Arthur’s friend, Harry Merrill, was in the banking business."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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