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

"… was born in in Chippewa, Ontario to Scottish immigrant Alexander Chisholm and former Mary Margaret Phelan of Chippewa, Ontario."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"Martin is especially critical of Irish immigrants and Catholics, convinced that they were being led by "rum sellers" and others to vote against their…"

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… was the first white child born in the German immigrant community of Waldoboro. In his twenties, Heyer joined the Continental Army, serving for a…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… was filled by French Canadian and Scandinavian immigrants. Instead of pine, they turned to cutting spruce for lumber and pulp, as well as hemlock…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… most who settled in the mid-18th century and were immigrants of European descent. These pioneering families migrated in by sea from either the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver (1764-1851)."

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McArthur Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Hundreds of workers, many of them Italian immigrants who had been working on the railroad in Machias, were drawn to the project with promises of high…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Like all immigrants he wanted a better life. Other Europeans had come before Somes, of course -- explorers with names like Verrazano, Gomez, and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… of this organization was to support English immigrant worker integration into the Western Maine community."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"This post-war immigration has helped support a thriving public library, quality public and private education, a cooperative food market, a rebirth of…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… pianist, Zen teacher, son of Russian immigrants, witness to the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, and Surry resident--wanted to…"

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"They were all immigrant families. People would describe where he lived as the shabby part of town. There were large families living in small…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… town began to grow dramatically with increased immigration from northern Europe. By 1834, the population increased four times over from the…"

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… food, so popular with growing numbers of European immigrants arriving in U.S. cities. The birth of the sardine industry brought an unprecedented…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Historical and Art Museum During the Civil War, immigration to the County almost completely stopped."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Senate Committee on Immigration. While serving in the U.S. Senate, Gould fought hard and effectively for the benefit of potato farmers while serving…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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