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Old Canada Road Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"pag. Potter, Betty. “Night Lights Burn At Hallowell Shoe.” Kennebec Journal 19 May 1964: N. pag. Snell, Katherine//Ledew, Vincent."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… a kid, Jeremiah and his brother would spend the night at their uncle’s house. In their uncle’s backyard there was an apple tree, with one apple on…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"Go tell your father of your plans.” That night it was quiet at the dinner table. Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… is a lace trimmed pink, silk crepe-like rayon night dress associated with Mrs. Marguerite Waterman Cobb."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… restaurant that hosted square dances on Wednesday nights, regular dances on Saturday nights. Bay View Hotel, Islesboro, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Streets through the evening and into the long night of April 30th. As the fire spread towards Bangor High School, the principal and several…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"They spent the next two nights out in the open around a campfire. They spent the third night on cots made from bows under a low shelter of trees…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In 1964, a night shift was added from 5pm to 10pm. Later that year, new machinery was installed to make better shoes."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"“It was pitch black. You could not see a thing at night” said Bruce Bell. “It brought our family together”."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… counterparts were drafted into service the night before the battle. The fog was so heavy that the British soldiers were heard, but could not be…"

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

"… Historical Society The big blow struck Saturday night, January 13, and “completely filled in the streets and highways.” Town officials ordered “a…"

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

"The bell rang every morning, noon, and night. The bell is currently in the tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Officer Lawrence was doing night patrol and spotted Daniel Wilkinson after attempting to break into the chandlery."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… us giving a 24 hour pass to go home and spend the night with my parents and by that time my mother had become a meat inspector and the one thing I…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Walker, Foley & Smith and attending Columbia at night. In 1950, he moved to Boston to complete his architectural education at Harvard while working…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Eureka Hall is open on Thursday nights, Friday nights, Saturday, and Sunday for breakfast. The town office has been moved across from the vacant…"

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

"… people worked and every Saturday and Saturday night people would go downtown and that was a treat, to go downtown and sit watching all the people."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… a life-size nativity scene, and a stage for nightly performances. On the podium with the President for the lighting were: Mrs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… for his geography, and returning to our vessel at night. We have clambered up pathless glens to rugged summits; and we carried rations for only…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… Desert Island can be traced to a clear, cold night in March 1880, when Harvard student Charles Eliot gathered six of his friends together in 34…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Harbor, Charles travelled to New York City in the night to meet with JDR, Jr., convincing him to purchase the acreage under logging threat…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… evening meals at the Asticou Inn many of the nights he was at his cottage until his death in 1928."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… of the Criterion in June of 1932 was a stellar night in Bar Harbor. Arsene Lupin and five Vaudevillian acts christened the new theater and before…"