Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The group captured a good deal of media attention with coverage on CBS news, in the New York Times, People Magazine, Opera News, and the Boston Globe."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… a summer home on Islesboro and she spent a great deal of time in the area throughout her life. Draper said of her work: "I never try to point…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… for the English than the Abenakis so land deals never worked. The Abenakis believed that the lands were there to share, and to hunt on, as needed…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… not want to join the war effort, so they made a deal with another man that if he would fight in their son's place, they'd give him four or five…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… in life as 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…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… Committee's vote unanimous; transition team to deal with details." Bangor Daily News. 11 Dec 1997. Maine Newstand. Web. April 24, 2013. William S."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Bass purchased a great deal of adjacent farmland, and, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed a large amount of the land to the park with the agreement…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Better land deals that the state of Maine devised in 1835 attracted more settlers; the state sold land at .50 cents an acre and settlers could help…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers “had a great deal to do with town government, and through the influence of the Grange, they assisted in determining state policies.” Many of…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… concerted efforts by the townspeople and a great deal of fund raising, the new Islesboro Free Library opened its doors January 14, 1918."