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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"John Smith passed through in 1614. The men credited with European settlement of the area, however, were Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Richard Vines."

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… Canoeing at Bar Harbor, 1886Abbe Museum Canoe Club Boasting as many as 300 members, the Mount Desert Island Canoe Club encouraged “cooing, wooing…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"2000Swan's Island Historical Society Yachts club members and windjammer passengers arrive in Burnt Coat Harbor on the nights of the performances to…"

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Bangor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Chisholm Ski Club, founded in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”. Allegedly, there was a club room on Main Street boasting a dining room, poolroom, bowling…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… to members of the original Blue Stocking Club, a distinguished literary circle of mainly female writers famous for their dissenting views."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Cumberland Farmers Club. “The Cumberland County Fair.” www.cumberlandfair.com Cumberland Farmers Market."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Monday Club, The Evergreen Club, The Art Study Group, The Lunkhead Club, The Literary Society of West Farmington and The West Farmington Village…"

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

"Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to prepare for club meetings."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… sprang up; large retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club came to town; Maine Medical Center broke ground for a complex of medical offices and lab, and…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"For example the Federated Woman’s Club, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the Maine Temperance Union, and the Christian Civic League were all…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater companies were visiting the village."

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The parade included several Street Floats, Clubs & Organizations Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Dark Harbor summer community formed the Tarratine Club to provide entertainment for the summer residents."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… was built for what had been the Farmington Outing Club, which had been cutting ski trails on a lot of land on Morrison Hill."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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