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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"In 1838 the church underwent a major renovation by dividing the meeting house into two stories – services being held on the upper floor, and the…"

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Strong Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"… a time when the young people on the island got to meet people from the other sides of the island. Each of the three villages had their own stores…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block that was used for gatherings and group meetings; this building was the Columbian Hall. A large fire on October 15, 1937 took place in both…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Main Page Measuring Rock - Brief History, Places Meeting House Park - Places North Church - Places People - Main Page Places - Main Page Railroad…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The first official meeting of the Lincoln Historical Society was July 8, 1935. At the time, Gertrude Mills was the secretary and Addie Pinkham was…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… October 2008 Scarborough Team begins monthly meetings to explore grant application for 2009-2010 MCHP cohort April 2009 MCHP Grant is submitted…"

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

"… plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade graduation. Odd Fellows Hall under repair, Swan's Island, 1979…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"Twenty-two of the fifty-one articles to be voted on at the meeting concerned roads.(1) Roads in more populated areas had been tarred, but more rural…"

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Lincoln Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Transportation Through the Years Air Meet at Portland Airport in Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Aviation: When…"

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"The stores, much like the post offices, were a meeting place for islanders to catch up on local news. Beatrice Stockbridge, Swan's Island, ca."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… for summer plays, silent movies, dances, town meetings, school functions, and the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs meeting hall."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They had the first clearing, the first house, the first room for Plantation meetings in their upstairs room, the first school, gave an acre of land…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"After the founders constructed a meeting house at “the Fort,” a movement for the funding of the school was organized."

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Windham Historical Society

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Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"(Corporation meeting notes and minutes were kept by George Boothby. These and other company papers, known as the “Boothby Papers”, are archived at…"

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Milbridge Historical Society

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Leeds Historical Society

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Cumberland Historical Society

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