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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of Winter Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade. Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the…"

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society During the season they played teams in the Penquis League."

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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… with the wood from the forest, and to have extra farming land. They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons."

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Acadian Archives

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… would include a day care, a town library, and a farming or craft co-op.  The latter never got off the ground and the day care was active for…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"First Settlers Merrill Knight House Merrill Knight's house built in 1810 is still a home in 2013, Peru Historical Society Merrill Knight made…"

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Bangor Public Library

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… provided housing and daily meals), and a city farm in an effort to care for and meet the needs of its citizenry."

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… 1938, the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field. Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"As a teenager, Leonard worked on his father's farm, but as a young adult he began his industrious activities."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… he acted as a field driver, bringing in stray farm animals that had wandered off or roamed at large."

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society The Guilford Fire Department was organized in 1893 and was comprised of 16…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis hired farm boys to go out in the woods and gather the sap. Scraping the resin from the trees was painstaking work, and bits of bark, twigs…"

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… school in Stockholm was built on the Berquist Farm, where it got its name--the Berquist School. Many other schools have been built since then and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The damage to farms homes and public buildings was extreme. Hundreds of trees were knocked down. Also, boats and the Kennebec Yacht Club were…"

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Mail service landed in the field at the Hudson Farm. A parade ensued and was the beginning of a week-long celebration, “National Air Mail Week” ."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… islanders continued to live as best they could, farming and fishing as they had done since the island was first settled."

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

"This was probably because of their farm background and being familiar with horses. John C. Bangs enlisted in the First Maine Cavalry in September 12…"

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The rocky land was not easy to farm but they managed to grow rye, corn, beans, potatoes and other vegetables to survive."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were among the…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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