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Site Pages
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"Resources BOOKS Bonsey, Osmond C. Surry, Maine: An informal History, Surry Historical Society, 2003. Jellison, Connee."
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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today
"Surry Today Home to about 1,300 residents, Surry today is a vibrant town boasting an active, creative, and diverse citizenry, many of whom are…"
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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute
"Weathervane Dispute New Surry Grammar School, 1952Surry Historical Society Text by Lynn Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society…"
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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge
"Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge Text by Bryan McLellan Images contributed by Wilbur and Marjorie Saunders through the Surry Historical Society From the…"
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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"Broadway by the Bay Playhouse, Surry, 1946Surry Historical Society Surry Playhouse 1929-1938/1946-1953 Text by Kate Mrozicki Images…"
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"Welcome Come to SurrySurry Historical Society Welcome to the Hancock County coastal community of Surry."
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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School
"Surry Village School Text by Lynn Bonsey, with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street
"… is more reminiscent of Hampden’s 19th century past than that of Summer Street, bordered on the east by the Penobscot River and on the west by the…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day
"… to Scotch Irish immigrants arriving in the 19th century, some to Finnish ancestors arriving in the early 20th century, and many who continue to…"
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Island Falls Historical Society
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts
"… of women in leadership positions over the past century. Women in positions as town officials and committee members, however, showed significant…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916
"… elm disease, which was widespread in mid-20th century. The building was unchanged until the expansion project of the late 1990s."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House
"… ranging in construction dates from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century. It was a comfortable and proven style with which builders were…"
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Norridgewock Historical Society
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Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved
"… In Hallowell, Maine, is represented a 19th century riverport that has retained, in remarkably complete form, its architectural integrity through…"
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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy
"Before the late 19th century, most sick people received care in their homes. With few exceptions, hospital facilities were places where people went…"
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"This manner of claim did not rely on century-old parchment proof, and it could not be adjudicated by courts stacked with the proprietors’ cronies."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI
"Shettleworth. Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes, 1850-1950. Camden, Me.: Down East, 2009. Print."
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology
"… & Tucker Real In Hallowell for the past few centuries there has been many changes in fire technology from the Hallowells first fire engine the…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase
"… grew up in Blue Hill at the end of the nineteenth century. She spent three decades on faculty at Smith College where she helped shape the early…"
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Owls Head Transportation Museum
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29
"… 00-29 Part 1, to page 29 Like most 19th century scrapbooks, Martin's contains numerous newspaper clippings."
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2
"… Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine were large new barns, such as the one under construction in this circa 1860-70 tintype…"