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Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"A young boy named Virgil White was caught in the cyclone and badly injured. Both of his legs were broken as well as his right ankle and collar bone."

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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"The Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"A History of Thomaston Maine For Young Readers. Rockland: Lakeside Printing, 1994. The chapter of this book that we read told us about Perez Henry…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… stories of the city's history." -Brooke Faulkner, Young Adult Librarian Renee, Sean & Brody scan negatives X "MCHP has been a great…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

""Brain-drain", or the emigration of young, educated professionals to better paying areas in New England and elsewhere was another blow to the local &…"

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Belfast Historical Society

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Prince Memorial Library

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Freeport Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors. Strong Historical Society Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby died on Armistice…"

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

"A new breed of young designers burst on the scene producing clothing to suit the new burgeoning youth-oriented market."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… far and wide, and he was looked upon as a rising young businessman. After Elmer Thomas’ death, his chief draftsman, William R."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Fassett trained both young men as draftsmen. From 1880 to 1884 Stevens served as Fassett’s junior partner, the position Tompson would hold from 1886…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"While still very young his father died, and he was placed under the guardianship of his uncle Jonathan Belcher, who was an influential Boston…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"When Francis was a young man, his father Chief Jean Baptiste Neptune worked helping the American colonists in Machias during the American…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"It is true that after two or three years, as the young men grew older, their scientific spirit struggled to continue amid the distractions of the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Eliot family had been spending summers in the region since Charles was a young boy. The place was important to him, and he wanted to share the…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… the settler spectrum from the Vaughans were the young people who came to Hallowell with limited means, good educations and a determination to…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… Anna Stratton, lost her parents when she was young. Dr. Moses Adams of Ellsworth and his wife, Mary, took her in and educated her along with their…"

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

"In 1880 young William set up a fish cannery in Southwest Harbor and oversaw the operation for two decades."

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… of the 1700s, so it wasn’t until 1772 (when the young colony was expanding) that several families from Concord, Massachusetts established a…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"Here it is up to the eaves of the building, and young Fletcher Downes is standing on top of the bank."

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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"Young researchers, Lubec 5th grade 2008-2009 Robert Wallace, Emma Page, Seth Doherty (Miriam's grandson), Stephanie Wright, Austin Serrato X…"

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… program that starts our little Pirates out young! So the next time you're rolling through Guilford, stop by and take a look in our trophy case."