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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools
"Both the grade school and high school were decked out with buntings and other festive decorations for the town of Guilford’s Centennial celebration."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street
"… Middle School student Walking Tour of Historic Summer Street No neighborhood is more reminiscent of Hampden’s 19th century past than that of Summer…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools
"The summer school was often kept by some of the inhabitants’ daughters. The first schools were held in rooms of houses within the district, the…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools
"The May School A unique early school was known as the May School. The May sisters, Julia and Sara, operated a private school for girls in Farmington…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865
"He wrote that the school was built in the summer of 1855 after residents of the area repeatedly petitioned for a school in the neighborhood."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… of Ryder’s Cove and Hewes Point, the Dark Harbor summer people valued a more natural, rugged summer experience, including walking on the stone…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"The green school remained a grammar school until it ceased February, 1966. Sometime in the 1970s it became the Fernwood Grange Hall."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School
"… the Normal School in Farmington was made in the summer of 1863, its actual establishment was postponed until the fall of 1864 due to a lack of…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd
"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930
"Ella P. Burr led her students from the Primary School up to the newly finished school for opening day."
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3
"… at Madigan” when asking permission to attend summer workshops. In the 1950s and 1960s, Mercy developed affiliations with Seton Psychiatric…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2
"… athletes and quickly implemented a very strong summer basketball program (something that was not real prevalent at the time) that helped develop…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"The Training School Mallett Training School This school will be replaced within the next year or two Farmington Historical Society As the…"
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5
"As the end of the 1960s approached, it became obvious that the current high school building was not going to meet the demands of the district because…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"Work was begun the summer of 1988 with help from summer work groups from the Mission at the Eastward."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"… keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73
"… plow and to assist in clearing the land the next summer. A 30' x 40' stable was built behind the Capitol, and an apple orchard was established just…"
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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years
"Twenty-one dollars was eventually raised, a school board elected, and the first school was kept in the loft of Capt John Bennett’s shed until the…"
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5
"… two-wheeled hose reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter. Every year after the station was built they…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"It is visited by many folks during the summer months, and usually hosts the Norton Reunion in August."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"Attendance peaked at 12,000 during some summer weekends. With the beginning of World War I and the new found interest in automobiles people started…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us
"… topic within each category; Schools (Education), Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation…"