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Keywords: Philanthropy

Historical Items

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Item 28600

George Patten Davenport, Bath, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 11694

Cyrus Woodman, Buxton, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882 Location: Buxton Media: Photographic print

Item 27917

Patten Free Library, Bath, 1978

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1978 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.

Exhibit

State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Site Pages

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Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"Chisholm, Sr.: His Ideas; His Actions; His Philanthropies By Jane Welch Peterson & David Gawtry Hugh J. Chisholm, Rumford, ca."

My Maine Stories

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Portland cuisine supports health in West Africa
by Maria Cushing

I present Portuguese inspired food to fundraise for Amigos de Mente