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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"1920Guilford Historical Society Text by Jamie Libby and Chase Bouton Images from the Guilford Historical Society On Route 15 across from the woolen…"

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"“MacGregor’s Spool Mills.” Lincoln Historical Society, White Binder ed. Vol. Various Articles. Lincoln: Lincoln Historical Society, 2006. 69-70."

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Patten Free Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are well-represented in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection."

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"1852Maine Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early photography are daguerreotypes of…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine Historical Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"1920Maine Historical Society The tubular line silhouette returned after the First World War. Two ankle length straight dresses in the MHS collection…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

""Felix" occasion dress, ca. 1965Maine Historical Society Expensive establishment old style couture or similar high style-type clothing still…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"1943Maine Historical Society Fashion more or less stalled during the war years. Cloth for civilian clothing was limited because production was…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… to the Pejepscot ProprietorsMaine Historical Society At first glance, the papers of the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors position men as the…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798Maine Historical Society The Beyond Borders portal makes accessible three of the Maine Historical Society’s most…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… Lake, and Kennebeck Road, 1820Maine Historical Society Historian Francis M. Carroll’s A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Historical Society Franklin County Agricultural Society In 1840, the legislature granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"John R Braden Presque Isle Historical Society If one were to look up when standing in front of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Free Will Baptist Church, Islesboro, ca. 1950Islesboro Historical Society The first recorded religious meeting on Islesboro took place in 1791, in…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… to voyagers for 10,000 years.Maine Historical Society Text by Gunnar Hansen, adapted by Tim Garrity Mount Desert Island has long been seen as a…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"1930Maine Historical Society Since 1832, this hotel served the public. True, it had its difficult days, through the 1840's and 1850's, even closing…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… land speculations, navigation, agricultural societies, India trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank stock, Society To Direct…"

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Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"… Founder's Monument was initiated by the Plymouth Society. The work was begun shortly after Hallowell Granite Co. was organized in 1866."

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Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… men were members of the Massachusetts Medical Society and many traveled to Boston for medical conferences."

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

"… Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society The North Village in New Portland had a total of five different schools located there at…"

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

"… Dianne Pease Images from New Portland Historical Society West Village Main StreetNew Portland Historical Society The village of New Portland…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X The Free Baptist Church was founded March 19, 1843."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X The original Presque Isle High School was built in 1910 on the corner of…"