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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"This dependence on Eastport for goods and transportation did not sit well with Lubec’s merchants and a committee, including C.J. Staples, B.M."

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Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"And Calvin London, a good man giving his time to the kids as in preceding years, with his dinghy and its outboard motor."

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"Stuart & Co. and the Columbian Packing Co. had good supplies of coal, and wood on hand. Coal experienced no advance in price."

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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"I just couldn’t. It was a great thing and it was good for my mother and father, too. J: Where did you get your beautiful gown for the ball? S: Well…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to curtail illicit trade in the border region, goods continued to flow freely between the U.S. and British provinces."

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… that the unusually high tides, swift currents and good boat service between Eastport and Lubec would facilitate successful operation of the plant."

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… not in the collection of Lubec Landmarks, for good reason. When Landmarks acquired McCurdy’s, the horses had long since been replaced."

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… jobs, and for this skilled work, they received good pay. Sardine Company Factory A Employees, Lubec, ca."

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

"… of islanders, meat and produce, flour, candy, and household goods. It was a long day for a store owner who kept the doors open all day and then…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… endless hours women spent meeting the demands of household and family garment sewing. On the other hand, speedier sewing encouraged extra detailing…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… have nowhere to get common goods such as food and household items. In addition, Buckfield once had its own Health Center."

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Within two years there were nine households on Mount Desert and three on the Cranberry Isles. And two years after that the island's first road…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the needy; sometimes they even found work for the needy veterans."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… factories and then look after the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… sold for money, made into clothes, or used for household work. Benjamin Chesley also sold properties for new settlers in the town of Lincoln…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Private households and businesses first brought electricity to Swan's Island by purchasing generators."

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… supposed to be living together in the same household. The races, even in the north that was supposedly so enlightened, even blacks and whites…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… would help with the cooking and carrying of the household goods to the summer or winter quarters. By the age of 10, boys and girls were skilled…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… The Lawrence farm produced crops and food for the household and also sold to local and distant markets."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and minutes, outline contributions of shoes or household items to less fortunate families. Both the Farmington Public Library and The Farmington…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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