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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Centennial house decoration, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Lubec staged a grand celebration in 1911 observing the Town’s…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The event “guaranteed an affair that will take rank with the greatest of its kind that has been held in the country.” The centennial committee…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… Description In celebration of the centennial of its founding, the Presque Isle Centennial Committee sponsored the cultivation and…"

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

"Seeing these silk products at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, Americans were surprised to learn that they were American made rather…"

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"But however proud a Lubecker of the Town’s Centennial Celebration, that quarter was ten to twenty percent of an average day’s wages."

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Stockholm Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… Updated Exhibits: 15 Mar 2011 Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 New Exhibits Added: 08 Oct 2009 Myron Avery…"

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Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"Howard SPRAGUE’S JOURNAL, GUILFORD, MAINE, CENTENNIAL EDITION, 1916 1916 – Vol. 4 No. 2 – Published by: John Francis Sprague, Dover, ME."

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"We Remember The Days - Guilford's Centennial Celebration - 1916 June 17 and 18, 1916, were gala days in our town."

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"As F.L. Hayward noted in his Centennial address, “Note the thoroughness of today's celebration and rally and who asks for more to prophesy her future…"

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Lithgow Public Library

"… beautiful interior spaces in the state of Maine. The library is on the National Register of Historic Places and celebrated its centennial in 1996."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… in two verses of a poem he wrote for the 1903 Centennial: Old Surry was blessed by nature/With her harbor, hills and steams/The streams that…"

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… festive decorations for the town of Guilford’s Centennial celebration. School ink well and dog, Guilford, ca."

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"As the Sisters celebrated the centennial of their founding in Maine that year, Mercy Hospital was providing a greater variety of services than ever…"

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Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Maine Centennial parade, military marching band, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Chandler's Band Click to explore…"

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"John Susep at the Maine Centennial, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media John Francis Susep (1880-1964) was a member of the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The bell has been rung more frequently in recent years at the Fourth of July celebration, as well as Patriots Day."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… at the Universalist Church in observance of the Centennial in 1916. The Universalist Church is located on the northwest corner of School Street and…"

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"As Mercy celebrates its centennial, the school’s graduates continue to perform vital work not only in the Greater Portland area, but also in…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"During the celebration, a history of the school was presented and an alumni association was officially formed."

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Census results – 3,363 1911 • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 -- Visit the Centennial Exhibit 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies…"

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

"In planning for Presque Isle’s Centennial, which occurred in 1959, Mr. Carlton Corliss of the Association of American Railroads and Congressman…"

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… town of Guilford was preparing for the Guilford Centennial Celebration in 1916. Copies of the Guilford Register newspapers have been preserved on…"