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Caribou Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… relaxed regulations allowed visitors to stay in private homes, the trip expanded to many more travelers including two Surry selectmen who came as…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… in whatever manner possible—run out of private homes before they had buildings of their own."

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

"… controlled by Cerberus Capital Management L.P., a private New York-based investment firm. The paper mill has existed for over a hundred years."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… more than one session a year, some taught by private instructors, and some in academies or more formal settings."

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

"… accident in New York City and is interred in a private mausoleum in the Bronx. The innovation he brought to classical performance lives on in the…"

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

"… and life as a public servant and even now as a private businessman. William S. Cohen graduated from Bangor High in 1958 where he was named to an…"

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

"At first it was named Maplewood Park and was privately-owned. It was called Maplewood Park because of the Maplewood Hotel and its maple trees which…"

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Prince Memorial Library

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… counseling to pregnant women who lacked a private physician or were unable to afford care anywhere else."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This sense of personal, private ownership of the schools gave the town pride in its schooling. The people encouraged the growth and development of…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… in town records about roads starting out as "private," as Tuttle Road first was, but as people built their houses along lot lines, rangeways began…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Private Luther Lawrence was a member of Company H and he served with distinction. He eventually rose to the rank of Captain."

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Bangor Public Library

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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.

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Society, the Maine Historical Society and a private collector Introducing Lubec and the Industry: For more than one hundred years, sardine…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"At the same time, he began a private banking business by lending money in the form of notes. His notes were for the term of one year, payable on…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Transportation was now by privately-owned school bus; L. J. York owned a bus that brought students from Mosher and Perham Hills and Wesley Gardner…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… collected over the years and found their way into private collections as well as the Islesboro Historical Society."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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