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

"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

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

"II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

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."

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

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… hundred residents, a couple of stores, and even a dance hall. Mr. and Mrs. Butler's house, Blue Hill, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… that she opened the highly innovative Summer Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… grew, other forms of recreation were found: dance halls, pool rooms, boxing matches, horse racing, a movie theater."

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

"You didn't have to dance, you would just bounce because the place was “just a hoppin'.” Only one year can be remembered that there was not a fair and…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Guilford, 1904 Dedication of Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1904Guilford Historical Society After the Hudson Store and Odd Fellows Hall burned…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned at the site of the present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… and dining room in the basement, theater and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the IOOF Lodge on…"

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

"… the Veneer Hall, which was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services. In 1905, Lewis Whitten held the record for hauling the…"

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

"… the Veneer Hall which was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services. Work Cited: www.geocities.com/mscguide/sthis.html, Maine…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… the town a venue for summer plays, silent movies, dances, town meetings, school functions, and the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs meeting hall."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… reducing the need for sporting events, dances, and graduation ceremonies to be held at the town hall."

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

"… "…Uncle John and Aunt Emily had a barn dance in the big barn after it was moved and set up new."