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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"With the men away fighting, women would take over work in the mills and raise the children alone. Economically, the Depression affected the…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… According to Alan Taylor, in Liberty Men and Great Proprietors (p.68), their initiatives on behalf of their newly adopted country sometimes…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… news from home each week we are full as happy as men could expect to be working at our trade. We are engaged in laying A ‘Corduroy Road’ from…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Lumberjacks were strong, rugged men that were very skilled and talented people. They were so strong that they made hard tasks seem simple."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Local men fished through the ice for smelt in the winter, packing them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Three men rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a line onto the ship and safely rescue the crew."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the southern part of the state of its young men; he hoped that by espousing the wonders of the County, young Maine men would go to the northern…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Historical Society "The mission of the men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country...as soon as…"

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"These men were both well experienced in the shoe industry business. Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was now up to 25 men. When 1954 came, the town had built a two-bay fire station. It was also shared with the town office."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"He decided to fight along side grown men, as well as his father, Thomas S. Libby, in the Civil War. This proves he is brave because not many boys…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… Porter Tailor Shop, which was tailoring for men. Then on November 12, 1943, Mr. Bennie F. Osgood bought the location."

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… I would be nervous if I was a wife to one of the men that went to the war. I would not know if my husband would come back fine, if he would be…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… in Korea and Vietnam involved Scarborough men and women. The 1960s and 1970s were a traumatic time, as increased use of television brought world…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Fishing villages up and down the coast sent men and boats offshore. Granite and limestone quarries employed locals in quarrying and Maine ships in…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Most men would go through a lot of cold weather to shoot a good size buck. Deer hunting has always been a big part of Maine."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Manpower became a premium, as able bodied men were either drafted or enlisted in the armed forces. Many women were enlisted to do work in all…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… early building had separate entrances for the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical. He spent the last $780 of his savings to buy a harness shop…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even in the history of men, women played an immense role. Each of these ladies contributed to our history in untold ways."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in 1900, was a group of local business men, farmers, and horsemen. They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”."

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.