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Maine State Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… of scarlet fever which closed the school for some time. Percy Spaulding remembered three special days in 1905 at the old schoolhouse; the picnic on…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Daggett Bros. StoreStrong Historical Society Some landmarks remain today. One of them is the present Beal’s General Store."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"After that incident, some shale lodged in the pipe, causing a partial blockage. This incident, along with increased demands to the system, required…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Some wanted to continue westward toward the more sheltered part of the bay, while others wanted to turn eastward and establish themselves on the more…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He tried selling some of his homemade products, but gave it up because his appearance was so startling that he frightened women and children."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Some were demolished; others were used for other purposes in the community. Hugh J. Chisholm was instrumental in encouraging and helping to fund the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… and the appointed keeper of the village pound for some time. Judge Charles W. Walton of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine opened a law office…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… and we fear that, if the torch is not passed, some of the smaller ones will simply fade away. Our hope is that by collaborating with the societies…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… of the Great Falls as it was first envisioned some 76 years earlier by the original Hugh J. Chisholm. Hugh J."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… away, and industry made people less connected, some wished to preserve the groups that supported its members."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… with all the precision of military drill, when by some dextrous movement order would be at once brought out of apparent confusion, he was greeted…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… Historical Society and Maine State Museum Some of Martin's topics might be expected: economic downturns, the Gold Rush, the outbreak of the Civil…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the public, although each organization has used some of the text and illustrations in museum exhibits and in articles."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… three small apartments, which housed women, some with young children, for up to eighteen-months."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… like Portland, newly arrived squatters offset some of anti-separation sentiment. Statewide, the separationists won 373 more votes than their…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Grayson would do some of the flying as well. Frances Grayson, Old Orchard Beach, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media While living in…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"An audience of some two hundred visited the gallery on opening night. An overflow crowd stayed to listen to the entire hour-long documentary."

Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… Emily’s four sons and one daughter may have found some escape and respite from the close confines of the Old Ell by playing and sleeping in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… worked at the laundry, deciding to dress up in some of the fancy dresses they were supposed to be washing, and having their picture taken by Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Eight of which were in Maine. Some have said this has been one of Maine’s worst hurricanes since it has caused $40.5 million in damages."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… and its record for the first two years, though some of its lines may tell of uncertainties, trials, and anxieties, yet in its present results will…"