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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"And I said yes... and I’ve never touched a hot dog since. Simple as that. Andrew Anderson, clip two  Did you live in Tenants Harbor throughout the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… X Chris Sockalexis performs with Rez Dog Singers at the Abbe Museum, 2010. X Eric Otter Bacon, Passamaquoddy, demonstrating basket…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"The next day they were sicker than dogs! Edwena’s family worked for several different farmers throughout the years."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… complained to Colonel Jonathan Buck in 1779 that dogs owned by the indians were "running his sheep into the ocean." He said he lived alone on the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"7 is Thomas' dog, No 12 is Nellie Chapman, and No. 13 is Cornelius Sullivan, "the most daring and desperate shaved head ever in Bangor." Martin…"

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Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… change in law enforcement was the ending of miscellaneous jobs such as dog catching, licensing, and inspecting things like cars and houses."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Libby is like a lost dog because he went to a place where he thought he was going to be safe, but he got stuck in a place where he had to fight to…"

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Veterans Tributes Mattie A Pinette, Dog Tag, Mrs. Jos. Pinette, Guilford, MaineGuilford Historical Society MATTIE ANNA PINETTE Mattie Anna…"

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McArthur Public Library

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… a shared love of music, photography, and dogs. Aunt Mame's house was a welcoming and nurturing place of fun and escape for two generations of…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… musical comedies, acrobats, comic opera, trick dogs, aerialists, wizards of the tight wire, soft shoe dancers, burlesque magicians and…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"She tries to find a dog that I might be able to get that is small. I've wanted a puppy for a while and I have not been able to find the right puppy."

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"School ink well and dog, Guilford, ca. 1920Guilford Historical Society Porcelain Blue Vase with picture of Guilford High School, ca."

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… craft fairs, putting on plays, selling hot dogs at the Homecoming parade, and riding on the parade float."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"They must have been tenacious, dogged, and determined—not just to persevere, but to thrive in uncharted territory."

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

"The man and his dog, sometimes even his child if he had a son, would go out hunting. Whatever they would catch, the woman would skin clean and…"

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

"Their favorites were french fries, hot dogs and beans, the man who brought fresh cheese, and a guy from Farmington, Ray Magnum, who brought chocolate…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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