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Site Pages
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"… whose livelihood was on the water and summer residents alike enjoyed a picnic at the beach or a ride in a boat."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history
"… married, and are the ancestors of many island residents of today. Martin, Johnson, and Carlson are island families whose roots on Swan’s started…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house
"… 1966Swan's Island Historical Society Island resident Carolyn Martin describes the store experience: "You went in to this little store, and I mean…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room
"Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not officially part of the property but had space for two teams."
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"Often, island homes were purchased by summer residents as people left for the mainland to seek work."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"… challenging shift to make for some of the island residents who were accustomed to recognizing the faces and names of those they met on the street."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"Bev McAloon is a year-round island resident. She retired to the island after 20 years in social work and public school education."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel
"1930Swan's Island Historical Society Island resident Marion Stinson remembers the hotel: "Mom took me to one over to Lilla Moulden’s and I raised…"
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"… a store, and an elaborate mansion for his own residence. According to local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as…"
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"In Saco in the evening the Town Hall was thrown open, which was packed by a joyful crowd. Speeches, singing and cheers were the order of the evening…"
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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library
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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3
"1890 In the distance one can see boardinghouse for the quarrymen.Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. By 1920 almost all of the year-round residents had…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy
"James T. Hall, a man from Scotland, was the first teacher. He was said to be rough in manner but was a successful teacher of the first class of 13…"
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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools
"Guilford Town Hall, ca. 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1892 the town appropriated a sum of $15,000 to invest in the education of high school age…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13
"It can be seen on the third floor of City Hall on Second Street. The painting shows 1940's potato harvesting stages, including digging, picking, and…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5
"… Peter Stowell, DHS Historian DHS Members Marjorie Hall Bryant Papers, courtesy Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Laplant Jed Beach, Thesis “Outside Eden”, 2003…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools
"… second floor of the Parker School and at Union Hall (Community Hall), with eighty-two pupils enrolled altogether."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture
"… building at various times housed a movie theater-hall-basketball court, bowling alley, pool hall, barber shop, variety store, town jail, and town…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4
"The Town Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth Academy, the militia, the town band, the fire company and the Abolitionist Society that North Yarmouth…"
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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966
"Students used the Town Hall for their classrooms until a new high school was built in 1926. In 1928, the magnificently built Town Hall was completely…"
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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ
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Surry by the Bay - About The Project
"Surry's Old Town Hall, built around 1828, (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed…"
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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2
"& Mrs. Dwinal Hall as Hall's Restaurant for several years. Note the gasoline sold for 26 cents. Water Street looking west, Guilford, ca."