Keywords: Local events and historical references
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Site Pages
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"The Journal that he began writing in 1864, and the scrapbooks he wrote between 1864 and 1889 afford a remarkable record of Bangor, Hampden…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"Bath Historical Society (BHS) deserves mention for its efforts at gathering and archiving valuable fragments of Bath history."
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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations
"And, it’s a time when the state and local governments were wrestling with what to do about the poor people in their midst and whose responsibility it…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard
"… 1808 that relate to her attendance at autopsies--referred to as "desections." Direct descendants of Martha Ballard still live in Hallowell."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal
""John Martin's Journal" can be read as a narrative or as a reference book. For ease of access here, it is broken into nine sections, which can be…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic
"The most popular event in the G.A.R. was the “Campfire.” This was when a group of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"References The "Abstract", a local compilation of highlights from newspaper articles related to Farmington, ME 1831 to 1909 National Register of…"
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"This section of imagery is a combination of some of those scanned documents with photographs I took on my visits to the island during a two and a…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture
"References Butler, Ben and Natalie. "The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine began in 1776." Pilgrimage No. 6, 1976. Butler, Ben and Natalie."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”. Allegedly, there was a club room on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"The availability of both water and wildlife allowed them to live comfortably for an indefinite period of time."
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"There are many other interesting events and outstanding individuals who have contributed to the history of this small town in central Maine."