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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"So education of their children was of vast importance. Butler’s History of Farmington tells us that even before the town was incorporated, Lemuel…"

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Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"They not only paid for fine education but endorsed fine education, a "superior curriculum" for the "superior" person."

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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca. 1968

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Randal White was one of many islanders to have music lessons. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley Heming, wife of an island minister, was his music teacher."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"1970Swan's Island Historical Society Music Music was and is part of the island fabric. It is said that in 1918 there was one piano in every fourth…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and…"

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Ocean View Hotel porch, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… on the settees and that was fine, but not me, boy—music, I right up and at ‘em! I remember—we used to go in there and have pie and ice cream."

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

"Prior to living on the island she spent 15 years working overseas mostly in education. On Swan's Island she is a school board member, is an active…"

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Nordica Memorial Association

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Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… have a unique challenge and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes. High school students now have the option of taking the ferry…"

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Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Baird's Quarry Swan's Island granite was quarried at sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"

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"Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs Left with no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources…"