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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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

"He was released from St. Pelagie in 1830, an old man who now knew the prison as his home. After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Joseph O. Dodge was born on September 25, 1830, the son of William and Cynthia Pratt Dodge of Freeman."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"Such houses were Joseph Corro's and Joseph Michaud’s houses. Monthly services were established at homes and reverends traveled far distances, even…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The winners were Joseph Morin – most original, Roy Fairbrother – most luxuriant and George Tozier – most artistic."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Moving pictures were shown on Friday nights. St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street."

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

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… the next forty years, it served as the Masonic Hall of the Davis Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Today, it is privately owned.Strong Historical Society Masonic…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… Society Within four years, local builder Joseph Berry was hired to construct twenty additional cells to relieve the crowded conditions."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Joseph Mitchell and his wife “Aunt Hannah” Dillingham settled on the farm through which this brook runs about 1802."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the schoolhouse that later became the Grange Hall, located on the road now known as Lambert Hill Road."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"When the building opened in 1858, Joseph Berry was Collector of Customs and Joseph C. Snow was U.S. Postmaster. The U.S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Of those listed on the Soldier's Monument, Joseph Pepper and George Pepper deserve special mention because George's letters to his mother still…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Mrs. Virgil Kline, a descendant of Joseph Wood, one of Blue Hill's founders, was director of an opera company in Boston."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Jabez Mowry, Sherman Leland, Samuel Beals, Joseph Clark Jr. and Benjamin Reynolds appointed to draft the bill of incorporation • “Lubeck”, as it…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"In 1853 the White Mountain guide Joseph A. Hall proposed to Abner Lowell, a Portland jeweler and mountain enthusiast, a plan for a carriage road to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"He was then captured on June 24,1864, at St. Mary’s Church in Virginia. He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… in daguerreotype copies of paintings of Joseph Leland of Saco and Ezekiel Day of Portland."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"For many years this hall was used for public functions, being centrally located. In 1937, the Rolerson family built the Ocean View Movie Theater."