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Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"… was 10 feet under without any food Hope was thought to be lost after the second day, When on the third the water flowed away."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lillian Nordica, Farmington, ca. 1911

"… Nordica." The date is uncertain, but it is thought she presented it to the library trustees on the occasion of her last public performance in…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Invitation, Farmington, 1903

"It is thought to have been mailed much as we would now mail items to "Resident". It has a one cent postage stamp and cancellation marks from…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"… Raynes' death in 1914 when the unidentified author found a transcript he thought was lost of Raynes' remembrances of the trip around Cape Horn."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"… accountant and shopkeeper, compared what people thought a soldier might look like before the Civil War with this illustration of "What a million of…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"When they saw people playing and rolling around in the cold powder, my parents thought they were absolutely crazy."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"… downturns and the start of the Civil War, Martin thought being in business for himself was safer than working for someone else."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… and experiences, drew this solider -- as people thought of soldiers "in the free states" before 1861 when the Civil War began."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage. The Old City Hall was a brick, two and a half story building…"

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Historic Hallowell - Communication

"They thought that the invention would work well, so they took it to an automobile show in New York in the early 1900‘s."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"“I just left them there for awhile, but I thought I should do something,” Badershall said. When she showed them to social studies teacher Crystal…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… policies as asking the questioner, "if he thought I was a d -- med fool." The quote is from a speech he gave at Bangor City Hall September 16…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"This type of garment is thought to have been worn only within the familiar and intimate setting of home and family, and not out in public."

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Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"… the Blizzard of 52’ that happened in Maine, and I thought it was a pretty bad storm, but comparing to other blizzards like the Chicago blizzard…"

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… Such methods for organizing photographs was thought to provide browsing capability and improved access, and while misguided from a modern…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"… and to act on aney other afairs that May Be thought Proper. March ye 2, 1767 VOTED to clear a Burying Place and fence it one Day."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… some, but a point of controversy among those who thought the fashion too extravagant, and perhaps a little backward looking."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"I have thought about joining the army when I get older, but I could not imagine being in a war at my age."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… never found out, but as it was Bangor fair time I thought they might have been part of the festivities at that event."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Society The Sokokis/Saco main village is thought to be Sowocatuck, where modern day downtown Biddeford and Saco now stand, in the areas around the…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"She thought that with at least five people more opinions would be voiced and better decisions made. Roberta requested of the town, which asked the…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… was difficult for their movement, which some thought unpatriotic and embarrassing, in light of the shockwaves caused by Shays' Rebellion and other…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… What survives in museum holdings, either through thoughtful stewardship or benign neglect, is but a slice of history."

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The men thought that their worries were now over, but they were wrong. Dead wrong. Lead canteen left on Skowhegan Island by one of Arnold's soldiers…"