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Site Pages
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry
"Baird's Quarry Swan's Island granite was quarried at sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy
"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse
"Minturn Schoolhouse Minturn Schoolhouse, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society The Minturn Schoolhouse was built in 1899…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources
"Resources Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural &…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd
"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"The Crew The Crew X The Swan's Island team put in a lot of work over the course of the one year project."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events
"Holiday Events Warmer weather combined with national or local holidays brought islanders together for celebrations."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us
"About Us Up from the ashes: Swan's Island has learned to appreciate its historic resources after seeing them threatened."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall
"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun
"Winter Fun Four skaters on Goose Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1924Swan's Island Historical Society Winters would also be a time to find islanders…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends
"Caring For Our Families and Friends From the first European settlement on Swan’s Island, written records show that the community has financially…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores
"Stores Laura Sprague in Atlantic store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society During the early 1900s the population in each…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry
"Kids at the quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses
"Island Postmistresses The following is an extract from The History of Swan's Island by Dr. H. W. Small."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater
"Theater Dressing up, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Theatrical performances often focused on raising money to…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming
"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance
"Dance Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca.1968Swan's Island Historical Society Dancing was also a popular…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication
"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town
"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts
"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond
"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives
"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"