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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"That Pioneer Spirit written by Bonnie Gray and Dottie Murchison revisions by Jeannette King, Mark Koscuiszka, Julie Housum, and Donna Vigue…"

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St. Joseph Healthcare

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Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"The qualities they brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were the…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… the shores of Swan's Island, but there is a community spirit that survives, as constant as the tides. Come read the history of our island home."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"The spirit of camaraderie and community that existed in the camps continues through the annual Native American Festival, now in its 22 year."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… the training of power; and the working of a spirit of human solidarity, a comprehension of the continuity of life: its universal character and…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"Many went off to college. The philanthropic spirit in Biddeford was to thank for most of the longest-lived social institutions of the City, including…"

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Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… during the 2011-2012 school year, reflect the spirited history of our community. We thank the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Martin wrote, "This shows the spirit of democracy as it is which is to howl down every man who advocates right and is sincere in what he preaches."…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… a good family tree, they help us to appreciate a spirit and tradition of creating gardens at the turn of century that still illuminates and…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… George Dorr said of Acadia National Park, "The spirit and mind of man will surely find in it in the years and centuries to come an inspiration and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"The qualities settlers brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were…"

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Ski Museum of Maine

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Pittsfield Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… Catholic faith, embraced the universality of the spirit. “Too often we forget the dilemma of belief and unbelief in its various forms is a…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… in the southwest corner of the park called The Spirit of the Sea. But what was there beforehand? An earlier fountain, called Stork Fountain, was…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Hard work and a spirit of cooperation instilled a spirit of endeavor and progress. “Endeavor” was the name they gave to the first saw mill."

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… much of its original charm, communal pride and spirit. As F.L. Hayward noted in his Centennial address, “Note the thoroughness of today's…"

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Mother McAuley insisted that although “the spirit of prayer and retreat must be most dear to us,” that spirit “would never withdraw us from these…"

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… pose in a large Victorian chair capture the spirit of childhood in an ambrotype made about 1858. Marian Longfellow, Portland, ca."

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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… in dress unconsciously reflect change in the spirit of the era. To paraphrase prominent dress historian Anne M."

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

"… as the young men grew older, their scientific spirit struggled to continue amid the distractions of the social scene, and the members began to…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"The Fisher House seeks to perpetuate the memory, spirit, works and teachings of the Reverend Jonathan Fisher, the first settled minister at Blue…"