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Maine Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Pomona was a goddess of abundance of fruit and gardens, and Flora was the goddess of flowers. Ceres was the goddess of food plants, and her name has…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… public benefit through the creation of botanical gardens, parks, museums, and trails. It is somewhat unique in the context of the larger United…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Italian Garden, Bar Harbor ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library Residence of D. C. Blair, Bar Harbor, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… the home of Frank and Luanne Underkuffler) had gardens and grew grapes. Varieties included: Iona, Delaware, Concord and Sweetwater."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… and has twelve acres of land that he cuts for firewood. He enjoys gardening and has his own Christmas tree farm where he grows 700 trees a year."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Inmates worked in gardens, first at a location adjoining the prison, and later on land leased from nearby farms."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Robinson.) Sebold, Kimberly. “Transforming the Garden of the Sea; The Individual Place in the Manipulation of the Scarborough Marsh.” Snow, John."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"… conservation, boating and boating education, gardening, politics, and community service. They became involved with the Maine Community Heritage…"

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Moosehead Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… have sold his vegetables that he made in his garden. That could be why Aaron Woodbury was the second person to come to Lincoln and was one of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Garden Party at the Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1935Mount Desert Island Historical Society The summer community bustled with leisure…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… Community Improvement Association, the Surry Garden Club, the Arbutus Grange, and the Surry Historical Society."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… sea-side wilderness of Maine?” -- Charles Eliot, Garden & Forest , February 19, 1890, pp. 86-87 Visitors at Champlain Society Camp, Mount…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"Biographies This site includes select biographies (listed at left) for database-represented architects and firms."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"George Coombs By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Home for Joseph Briggs designed by George M. Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"John P. Thomas This article is based on Roger G. Reed’s biography of John P. Thomas in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Gridley Barrows By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Gridley Barrows (1912-1999) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1912."

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"Project Background and Partners The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database started as a project in 2002, when Maine Historical Society (MHS)…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"John Calvin Stevens By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. John Calvin Stevens, Portland, ca. 1910Maine Historical Society Born in Boston in 1855, John…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"Database Overview An ever-growing resource documenting Maine’s built and designed environment, this database includes architecture and landscape…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections

"Database Collections Below is a listing of collections currently represented in the Maine Architecture & Landscape Design Database, organized by…"