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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Weathervane Dispute New Surry Grammar School, 1952Surry Historical Society Text by Lynn Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge Text by Bryan McLellan Images contributed by Wilbur and Marjorie Saunders through the Surry Historical Society From the…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"Welcome Come to SurrySurry Historical Society Welcome to the Hancock County coastal community of Surry."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Late Twentieth Century Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960Surry Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Surry Village School Text by Lynn Bonsey, with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"About The Project Our team is comprised of Surry Elementary School, the Surry Historical Society, and several Surry residents."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"Surry Opera Company Opera Company's Tenth Anniversary festival schedule, Surry, 1994Surry Historical Society Text by Kate Mrozicki Images…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… residents had moved West in search of a better life or to join family members who had also migrated."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing military."

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… During the war, because so many men were in the military, women went to work in factories to help make machines."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Captain William Hitchcock commanded the first military company in the area. Starting in 1822, horseback riders delivered mail to Farmington, Strong…"

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

"… the Army of the Potomac into a well-drilled military machine.Bangor Historical Society Gen. McClellan has issued an order to stop the Rations of…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Some of Mattie’s military records and citations plus personally autographed pictures of Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley are currently housed at…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his home life as much as possible."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Waldoboro’s German Cemetery during an elaborate military funeral attended by more than four thousand people. Rev."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… taste for clothes suited to an active country life, fine quality English dark wool broadcloth, and skilled tailoring led to the rise of superior…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… well positioned to enjoy a sophisticated social life, and afford fine dressmaking to go with it. The family moved from Ontario, Canada, to Lewiston…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… at the hospital, he said that when he was in the military he stole food from farmers. He was discharged from the army on April 21, 1865."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… very different women, from two different walks of life, demonstrate the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Class Picnic At Porter LakeStrong Historical Society Return to Student…"