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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"A Murder In Strong Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Methodist ChurchStrong Historical Society Return to Student Research…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Early Schools Text By: Kathy Lambert Return to Online Exhibits The early schools of Strong were called rural or district schools and were situated…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

""Fly Rod" Crosby Text By: Ben Godsoe Return to Online Exhibits Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod”…"

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

"Strong's History Through Sleet, Snow, and Hail..... Communication evolved as populations grew in Franklin County towns."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Strong's History Text By: Valerie Tucker How We Got Here From There Strong’s history, like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American…"

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

"Strong's History Stock CertificateStrong Historical Society Getting Connected All shareholders of the privately-owned Franklin Farmers…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"… 1978Swan's Island Historical Society A mainland group provided the donkeys and a few umpires. Island teams were formed to ride the donkeys."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"… Society In the 1990s the island theater group, the Hockamock Players, put on theater productions."

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Then in 1988, Doug, with a group of island volunteers began hosting the Sweet Chariot Music Festival. It continues to this day."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… and renamed Island Aquaculture by a local group in 1993. Salmon pens were located in several spots around the island."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… she could have ever devised, as good men and women as ever lived. To those that remain, the very few of the great number she has sent out, I say…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"So women ran the households. They cut and split firewood. They pickled, smoked and dried meat and fish. They tended the livestock."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Her chatty letters full of local news provided a valuable link to home. A group of civilians known as the Ground Observer Corps watched the skies for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… strip of ash wood into the hot, bright brew, women draped the long strands over lines to dry in the island breeze, creating colorful curtains of…"

Caribou Public Library

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition of…"

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

"… up to 44 male members, who each could have two women who might accompany them to the weekly dances and weekly dance lessons."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Swan’s Island in the summer months, describes the group of family and friends from Baltimore, Maryland: "They were all sort of… somewhat fancy but…"

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

"… and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993. The business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part time…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Island in the early 1900s with their sister groups: the Degree of Pocahontas and the Rebekahs."

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

"When the next group of settlers moved in, they took lots of land for themselves. David Smith was the first to bring a family to settle the island in…"