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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu.

"The cold February night was no deterrence for the gala as 130 persons attended. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"The cover refers to "Gentlemen's Night"--the previous two annual events had been for ladies only. This was organized by an ad hoc group of women…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies' Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover.

"… the homeward journeys were taken up." On a Tuesday night, no less. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… appeared a jewel As the sun sets and day turns to night Children play board games by candle light Although the ice storm caused bad weather It…"

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"These men became known as "night men." Privies served as repositories for human waste and as receptacles (or trashcans) for the daily waste generated…"

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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"One night it rained all night and the wind blew very hard. The next morning, the river was rising quickly."

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Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… their community, they were given billy clubs or “night sticks." A night stick was a large club to stop criminals by hitting them and knocking them…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"… at eleven and work for Carroll’s until five at night. Sometimes after supper, I would go to Bangor to get a used car from Avis rental and not get…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"They left Saturday night and Sunday morning, the 4th Inst. after showing us all night. Saturday we worked in the trenches within one third of a mile…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… go over around, oh I don’t know, six or seven at night and come home at ten. He loved that. And the kids all—and he told them, he says, “If you…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Every Saturday night, weather permitting, they would meet on a different island for a dance. You can imagine taking a boat to an island for a dance…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"… ice of silver, hit the silent earth, that solemn night. Ice Storm '98 Written by Amber Bell Houses were covered in ice Freezing rain falls and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"One night sailors from Joppa, near Jerusalem, where involved in a riot in the vicinity and they ran through the streets yelling, "Joppa! Joppa!" to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"Mostly apprentices, they met one night a week after working a 12-hour day, and wrote compositions, essays, reports and poems, performed dialogs…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"Each night, the boys in the family would take turns cooking dinner. Jeremiah would usually make meatloaf or baked potatoes."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"When they went to Oxbow, they would spend the night. In Oxbow, the farm owners also had two boys Albert’s age."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… his description of the building that, "Saturday night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing…"

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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"Our Team met weekly for “Monday Night Workshops” to engage partners and outline our site; scanning and uploading original photos, photographing…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… and perform in the Odd Fellows Hall for three nights usually in early August. Sweet Chariot musicians on a windjammer, Swan's Island, ca."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… summer villa, on Eden Street, last Tuesday night. The first of the place were there. There were the cottage aristocracy, the rich and distinguished…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… was slowly dropping below zero during the night. January 11,1998 •DAY 5. The power is coming back slowly but surely. January 12,1998 •DAY 6."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… little child, they crept under it and passed the night. In the morning they arose and began the settlement of Hallowell."

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… with electricity, lights could stay on late at night, and the risk of fires from the candles was gone."

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Some would stay home and go river fishing, and night fishing. They were able to go night fishing with birch bark torches."