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Site Pages
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4
"In those days, a good memory characterized a good student. Eventually, slates and slate pencils were discarded and manufactured pencils and paper…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"At that point, hot lunch cost from six to twelve cents a meal. Prior to the hot lunch program many students went home for lunch or brought lunch."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"This has been a challenging shift to make for some of the island residents who were accustomed to recognizing the faces and names of those they met…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong
"… died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six years, proclaiming his innocence to the day he died."
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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"was also burned… A day later the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the fire: The fire was discovered in the store of M.B."
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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones
"Each call was timed. When the call began, the operator would put a ticket into the slot below a dial. Then the operator would pull the left handle."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"… thought that they would only be serving for six months, and most often they served for four years."
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"Henry David Thoreau during his 1846 visit to the city noted how Bangor was a bustling lumber town. Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca."
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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property
"Olin is honored to this day by having his name listed on the African-American Civil War Monument in Washington, D.C."
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"For several summers in the mid-2000s, a team of student archeologists under the guidance of professors Rob Sanford and Nate Hamilton from the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"When Hannibal Hamlin was still young, he really wanted to become a lawyer. However, his desire was diverted to other important matters."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"It’s a beautiful day to walk to the beach and have a family picnic or meet friends. Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2
"… held the rail to the ties.) The railroad operated six locomotives, two carriages for passengers, a baggage car, and a number of freight cars."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores
"It was a long day for a store owner who kept the doors open all day and then would keep the finances and plan to restock the shelves after hours."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"1930Swan's Island Historical Society Walter Joyce, the man in the picture at the left, is holding a sizable lobster as is Charlie Burns in the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses
"… mails during the last two appointments and a long time subsequent were carried to Tremont Helen BernstorfSwan's Island Historical Society The…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"Six more children were born of this union, two of whom were William and Cyrus. Three of Richard’s children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"So around 1740, the upper King’s Highway was built further inland as part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"Census. In 1896, the island officially became a town. Swan’s Island is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island…"
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"He built a sawmill, a gristmill, a store, and an elaborate mansion for his own residence. According to local history, Swan's close friend General…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4
"The simple dress features a front closure with four large flat pearl buttons, waist level buckled belt, and a straight skirt with a single neat pleat…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3
"The natural waist level belt encircling the coat and long pelerine (cape) tails emphasizes the skirt's spreading hemline. A selection of three…"
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"Very few examples of work-a-day or everyday wear are represented, typically because such items were used, rather than saved for posterity."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3
"… pant suit with the long pointed collar of the time, and a short jacket labelled "Crazy Horse", and a wine and navy blue window pane check pant suit…"