Keywords: Town characters
Item 21484
George Dunbar, Steeple Jack, Belfast, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Belfast Media: Postcard
Item 76613
Uncle Sam celebrates Hartland's sesquicentennial, 1970
Contributed by: Cheryl Vigue through Hartland Historical Society Date: 1970-06-27 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print
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A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
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Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women
Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.
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Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry
"Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry Johnny Stringer, Artisan, Hallowell, ca. 1848Hubbard Free Library One of the more common, but…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace
"He was quite a character. What was minimum wage? I don’t really remember but tires cost 18 dollars and I could get one a week."
Story
Norman Sevigny: history of a neighborhood grocery store
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Growing up in a Franco-American community and working in the family business, Sevigny’s Market
