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Site Pages
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"… life, and profession in a uniquely outward facing way. Clothing as a primary resource contextualizes social, economic, and environmental aspects of…"
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Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952
"One way was physically, and the other was emotionally. The blizzard of 1952 effected the community physically by losing a lot of important belongings…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park
"In a way the park redefined the island and the way of life here. It preserved much of the beauty while promoting tourism and providing a living for…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"… diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from the ground. These diggers eliminated the need to remove potatoes from…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School
"Teachers at the school look for ways to incorporate the community in the education its children, and the Maine Heritage Community Project has been…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House
"Grant Law Offices in 1953. It is still this way today. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4
"… the bulky overskirt 'polonaise' styling gave way to the unusually slim silhouette called cuirasse (a French word meaning close fitting, like…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors
"The first way is, one time my mom’s car had to be fixed there and it had to stay there a few hours. I had school, so I had to walk that day when I…"
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Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning
"… of Bangor exhibits a surreal quality in the way the photographer has created a profile view of the subject’s head resting on a pillow, with her…"
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Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls
"Thirty-two were received during that year, two were placed outside the institution and the thirty remaining filled the school to its full capacity."
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Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub
"It had no way of taking water from a source (for example, a fire hydrant) because suction had not been discovered yet."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life
"As you can see farm life has changed tremendously in some ways but in other was its still the same."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900
"By 1863 seven ships were sent down the ways, one of them named “E. Pluribus Unum” (“out of many, one,” the motto that appeared in the Great Seal of…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5
"… a nickel to buy her favorite candy bar, a Milky Way. For lunch she would bring a sandwich, such as a peanut butter, tuna, or egg salad."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY
"… falls, after which it spreads out and winds its way to the sea. Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west…"
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"… citizens back home supported the war in their own way. In May of 1861, local fundraising began in order to support the families of those with…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"… of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by rail."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864
"… broadcloth long frock coat & pants cap about way between a navy and a fighting man pants trimmed with gold cordon the seems The coat of arms on the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3
"… pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born
"… along the bottom of the horseshoe of Asticou Way roughly where the present home of Tom Savage at 8 Asticou Way is located."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"… Island Studies course over 25 years ago as a way to teach island students about their history and heritage."
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"… in Maine, their layout, and often, in various ways, the quality of life within those communities."
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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3
"They charge $50 to kill a cow either way. Pig processing costs 45 cents per pound dressed; federal pigs cost 70 cents per pound dressed; $35 to kill…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield
"This gave the people of Buckfield a way to get everything they needed while still remaining in the town."