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Fort Kent Historical Society

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Fort Kent Public Library

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Acadian Archives

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"The three women noted were Irene Kent representing Atlantic, Avis Norwood from Minturn, and Velma Holmes from Swan’s Island."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Record of payment to the town’s nurses stops in the late 1970s. Irene Kent served as town nurse from 1951 until 1957 and again from 1967 until 1972."

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

"He married his second wife Erdine Kent Watling in 1954, and the couple used their house to take in boarders."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Kent of Engine 6 and injured five other firemen. Although this picture was not used in the Portland Evening Express article on May 21st, it shows the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… the northern part of Aroostook from the Fort Kent, Madawaska, and Van Buren areas would come to Presque Isle to work in various harvesting jobs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… his education at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kents Hill. While Henry was a student, President Lincoln issued a call for 15,000 volunteers to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"The Virginia Button I got at Yorktown.“ The Ed Kent he mentions in the letter below is possibly Bangor resident and Supreme Court Judge Edward Kent."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… raised by her Aunt and Uncle who lived in Fort Kent. After graduation she attended Madawaska Training School and later Beals College where she…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Superintendent Frank Kent placed the wheels in motion, and in 1948 Piscataquis Community High School was formed."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"“Could you get it called Kent or Surry or indeed a short name of your choice, twould be more acceptable.” Surry it became and the town was…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… by Kim Martin (now Kim Haggan), Hampden beat Fort Kent to secure a spot in the Maine State Championship game."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Frank Hilton and later his son Kent Sr. operated Elm Farms Dairy on Ledge Road; The O' Donnell family ran North Yarmouth Dairy in the 1930s and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This route also included Presque Isle. Gould traveled to his customers’ sites by cart and horse. The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon, Fort Kent, ca. 1842Maine Historical Society The boundary dispute between Maine and Great Britain had been an…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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