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Bangor Historical Society

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Camden Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… (organized on a national basis in 1883); the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (1896); and the Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Our Lady of the Lakes chapel is still there and holds regular services during the summer. Next door, the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum enshrines…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Two of the tintypes show the same pair of ladies playing chess. In a third tintype, as a defiant gesture toward Maine’s prohibition laws, two young…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… Remembered as one of America’s great first ladies, Dolly Madison (1768-1849) was raised in rural Virginia and educated in Philadelphia."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Weeks, and an elderly lady from the Deering family. Thomas R. Burnham arrived in Portland from Bangor in 1858 and was joined the next year by his…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Godey's Ladies Magazine, founded in 1830, was the most widely circulated fashion magazine. Its competitor, Petersons Magazine, was founded in 1842."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… probably because they raised $1,600,000 making ladies shoes! The resources they used to make the shoes were 2,000 leather sides, seventy five…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… with dresses and other feminine wear for the ladies. (Sometimes the dress of choice would be selected, only to find the belt missing, causing a…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The factory, which made ladies shoes of many styles, was very successful and was a creator of jobs in Hallowell."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… in providing advanced academic training to young ladies. From 1843 to 1851 Jacob served as the principal of the Abbot Institute."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"The Ladies' Home Journal stated in one issue, "Sugar cane is needed to make molasses. Molasses is used to make industrial alcohol which is needed to…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the natives did not cease; however, settlers and entrepreneurs continued to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… Overseer, Steward, Chaplain, Assistant Steward, Lady Assistant Steward, Secretary, Treasurer, Lecturer and Master."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… waned, even disappeared for a while, until the Ladies Social Library of Blue Hill was established in 1868 with Mary Jane Clough as President."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"They started with 14 lady members and now they have more people, plus some guys. They also have more documents and artifacts and more support and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Solomon?” I ask. “Hello, there, young lady. We had a new shipment come in last night. They’re up back, along the wall,” he replied."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Naomi Davis Robertson, a quilter with the Lady of the Lake Quilters; Burt DeFrees (now deceased), teacher and theatrical director; Mark Belanger…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Aspiring "ladies" and "gentlemen" could refer to the many manuals and magazines available in the nineteenth century that detailed behavioral rules…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

""A Society Lady of 1889," BangorMaine Historical Society and Maine State Museum He refers to notes and sketches that helped inform his surviving…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… its lobby, known as the "Fish Pond," were young ladies lingered, "fishing" for husbands. Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… village are paying their respects to the fine lady, who keeps {house} dressed in her brocade, for the reception of callers."