Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated items."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… citizens of Rumford are shown at the many craft fairs during the holiday season, and summer festivals."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg, Fair to the Wind, 1995, Penmor Lithographers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Historical Society The highest interest in "the Fair" came in the 1920's when the local Mooseleuk Club purchased the race horse, John R."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Their morning dawned fairly, and I hope their setting sun may be as cloudless. So far as temporal comforts are concerned, I should think they might…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… that amount of money is the Wire Bridge, it seems fairly certain that is what the item refers to. Whether the information in Mr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1848, the ladies of Hampden held a fair, and with the proceeds purchased a bell to be placed at the front of the school building."

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

"… work that you put in, do you feel that you were fairly compensated? S: Well, no I don’t. But we all had to work and we all were very fortunate to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… what they could to eke out a living on Maine’s fairly unforgiving coastline. But, while island life stayed somewhat constant, the world around…"

Acadian Archives

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"During the Annual Sewing Circle Fair, residents are given the opportunity to visit the many displays of their handiwork and make purchases for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly large, rectangular structure designed for large social functions."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home. John Holyoke, a man from Brewer, was another abolitionist from the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… those persons who may wish to attend the State Fair at Augusta. August 25, 1870: Up to Tuesday night, 20th, the Railroad Company had driven about…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… their importance in running the New Portland Town Fair. Other groups included the Odd Fellows, the Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to Jehovah’s Witness; the Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His customers knew that they would receive fair treatment from Arthur and he assisted them in any way he could."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The schoolhouse is now open during the Farmington Fair, and has an amazing collection of old school memorabilia from the Red Schoolhouse’s heyday."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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