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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Odd Fellows was one the oldest and most popular fraternal societies in Maine. This society became official in the 18th century in England, but its…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"With the addition of a new dormitory on Main and Depot Streets, the old Fraternity building would no longer be needed (1962) and was demolished by a…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The G.A.R., Grand Army of the Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… Society has in its collections the "Dancing Fraternity City of Bangor 1868," Martin's account of a dancing group he helped found and for whom he…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established in 1864 in Washington, DC."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… three post offices, four churches, several fraternal organizations including Freemasons, and a ferry connecting Lubec and Eastport."