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Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"Department awards were awarded to the fire department with the best kept trucks, pumps, or anything along those lines."

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"His citation for this award reads in part as follows: “Volunteering to go in search of two of his group who had become separated from the platoon…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"To be considered for the award a school must: Be considered "high achieving" in math and reading based on the MEA's; Have a minority group - -…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… to this report, the bid for construction was awarded to Metcalf & Eddy with E. Worthington as the engineer, as of March 22, 1913."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… University Press, 2018), which received several awards, including the Bancroft Prize for American History and Diplomacy and the New England Society…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"Originally awarded to Plymouth Colony, which used the land to engage in fur trade with the Wabanakis, until four Boston Merchants bought it in 1661…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… increased media attention, including a series of award-winning articles in the Portland Press Herald last year, and the state's well-publicized…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"In late 2010, MHS was awarded a second IMLS grant to continue the work of the MCHP and the original pioneer communities in yet a further statewide…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"Outside Nylander Museum X Nylander was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree in 1938 for his years of service by the University of Maine…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"In late 2010, MHS was awarded a second IMLS grant to continue the work of the MCHP and the original pioneer communities in yet a further statewide…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Clarence Titcomb was awarded a $75 scholarship in 1918 by “the Maine Canner’s Association for cutting 1,597 pounds of corn from a quarter acre at a…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"Established denominations were awarded time in the new building according to the size of their congregation."

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Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Tarbell was especially proud of two award winning examples of his work, the Eastern Corporation Guest House (1946) in Brewer and the Merchants…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the most important one was the Medal Of Honor."

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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"In 2000, she received the Papal Award Pro Ecclesia et Pontiface Medal. Since 2002, Mercy Hospital has created the Sister Mary Consuela White Award…"

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"National Merit Award, a new brick and bronze war memorial was built on Water Street, the Abaris Club won a grant to assist the town in rebuilding its…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… of education.’ In June of 1961 she was also awarded the title of ‘Professor Emeritus,’ nine years shy of being retired for thirty years."

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Maine Conservation Corps

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… In 2020, Maine Historical Society (MHS) was awarded a nearly $350K National Endowment for the Humanities, Historic Collections and Reference…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… High School football star who went on to become award-winning movie director John Ford. Many Irish-American families such as the Feeney clan were…"