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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"John sold this store business and building to his brother George in 1898, who, with the help of his father moved the structure back 75 feet from the…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law). What made Martha Ballard's life even more remarkable than it was in fact is that…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"As a kid, Jeremiah and his brother would spend the night at their uncle’s house. In their uncle’s backyard there was an apple tree, with one apple on…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… and Isreal Snow sold the 40-ton schooner Three Brothers to Knox. In addition, Knox made frequent use of ships owned by others to transport goods…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… gradually increased until 1903, when Washburn Brothers launched the “Washington B. Thomas,” a 5-master of 2639 tons, the largest craft of any type…"

Norway Memorial Library

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Lubec Landmarks

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"She used to take my brother, of course he’d fall asleep on the settees and that was fine, but not me, boy—music, I right up and at ‘em! I remember—we…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He formed a partnership with his brother, in 1861, to publish papers for this system. During this time, he became friends with another newsboy about…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"William King's brother Rufus, along with the Secretary of Treasury William Crawford, passed a revised Coasting Law through Congress, which turned the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with Corsairs at Tripoli in September 1804."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"Jane, along with her mother and brother, had sold land to English colonists eight years prior, and Jane insisted that the English honor their prior…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"In the fall of 1783, brothers David and Samuel Hutchins rowed up Seven Mile Brook (Carrabassett River) searching for land suitable to build homes for…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"DAVIS BROTHERS FURNITURE X GUILFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY A Celebration on Water Street, Guilford, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"Leighton, Peleg T. Jones, H.G. Coburn, the Libby brothers, H.H. Fiske, the Woods brothers, Samuel H. Clay, Hiram Burr, and Albert G. Hunt."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"He was a half-brother of William and Cyrus King. After attending Dummer Academy, Rufus graduated from Harvard College in 1777."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"In 1651, Jane and her brother, as heirs of Wackwarreska, sold about 1,000 acres of land in what is now the Dunstan area of Scarborough to brothers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… ceded her interest in the house in Bangor to her brother. None of John and Clara Martin's children had any children of their own."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Merrill Brothers at Cumberland Junction had a capacity for 3,000 cans a day and operated from 1881 to the early 1900s. In the late 1890s Charles E."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In November 1900, brothers Lewis and John Anderson came to Stockholm from Jemtland where they built the first store - a 20 X 20 one-and-one-half…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Originally they worked in Brownville with their brother Andrew and several other Swedes. Now they were able to build the first store in Stockholm, a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… II and Climena’s marriage, John II and Climena’s brother William Roberts, Jr. purchased a 105 acre lot, #67, at the head of Northeast Harbor for…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… would experience its share of losses of husbands, brothers and sons to shipwreck, disease or accident."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"Gene Dyer, the owner of the building and his brother, Bertrand were in the process of having the school put on the National Register of historic…"