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

"Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not officially part of the property but had space for two teams."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… River flowing high with melting winter snows from fields, from dark forests, water crashing to granite rock, spray leaping high in the air, rainbow…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… in the 1920s, found opportunities in fashion fields such as designing, advertising, and journalism."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"… are included at the record level, however this field is not comprehensive. Digitization is ongoing..."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Many lovely trails were built through the fields and woods both on Skyline Farm and in the surrounding area for riders to enjoy."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"His tasks in the field began easy at first, simply surveying fields and prospective sites. After two years of doing this in the Minneapolis city…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"That field was later known as Pratt's Field and was used by the High School for games and practice since the High School was on the lot adjacent to…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old Ell."

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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"This constituted one of the first field trials of a vaccine not only in the United States, but in the world, and the results Vaughan forwarded to…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Introduction Text by Karyn Field with images from the Hampden Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… the Confederates drove the Union soldiers off the field. Perez Henry Tilson was the first man to die from Thomaston in the Civil War."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Those who didn't work the fields performed hard, back-breaking labor to earn what the city provided."

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They had multiple fields full of cattle, pigs, and lambs. Most of their cattle came from the Pennsylvania stockyards into Dover and were trucked up…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"While at the top of their field, they sold to Bessemer Group, who operated the Guilford site a few more years and then consolidated their Maine…"

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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The athletic field was covered with several feet of rushing water. There was a lot of damage caused by this flood; homes were filled with debris…"

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Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"About Our Project MJHS students on a field trip to the Lincoln Historical Society X The Leadership Team: Lincoln Historical Society members…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… Mainers who sought their fortunes in the gold fields of California. Facing an uncertain future three thousand miles from home, Charles H."

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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Narrative by Jacqueline Field, textile and dress historian Maine Historical Society’s Historic Dress Collection is an…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… narratives authored by fashion and textile historian Jacqueline Field. Much of the Northern Threads exhibition was drawn from the MMN portal."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… turn cleaned and preserved, and men cleared the fields where women planted and harvested corn. From a European perspective, Wabanaki men held the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"Maine has now in the field 2 Major Generals, 7 Brigadeers, 28 Regt’s of Infantry 1 of Heavy Art. 6 Batteries, 2 companies of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt…"

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."