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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Caring For Our Families and Friends From the first European settlement on Swan’s Island, written records show that the community has financially…"

Historic Hallowell - Interview with Richard Bachelder - almost an eyewitnes!

"He lived next-door. Train Wreck Podcast  Dick and his friends continued to play football, unaware of of the near by train disaster. X"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"… Abbe Museum, The Bar Harbor Historical Society, Friends of Island History, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Mr. Raymond Strout."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… in Hampden in order to retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the river. Raynes' half-brother, John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration…"

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

"Four friends at Fine Sand Beach, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… the perfect place to sit for a spell and read the newspaper, chat with friends, or hold a meeting. Community Living Room X Current Hours"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"But truth struck the family members and friends of those who would not return home. By the year 1866, the majority of Biddeford were mourning loved…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… by the Martin's comment that Doolittle, a "bosom friend of Andrew Johnson and no doubt advised & concreted the shamefull betrayal of our republican…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"Blowers, also known as Elizabeth Sayward, was a friend of Clara Cary, the woman Martin married in 1850."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice skating. All that is needed is oneself and some free time."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Baker’s poignant inscription in pencil reads: "May 11, 1855 -Tomorrow I am to send this picture to my friends in Palmyra."

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… relative, often to share with family members and friends. The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains several examples of photographic copies of…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"English Friends of Capt. F. Patten of Bath, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society A daguerreotype of the three English friends of Captain Patten depicts…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… important things, and losing their way of seeing friends and love ones. Their cars were buried and and they had no way to get out of their house…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… Oulette family shares a generator with family, friends, and neighbors. They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"And how amazing friends you have. Little did we know how great our families are. Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"2007. McCarty, Kathy. "City Bids Farwell to Old Friend.” The Star-Herald [presque isle] 21 Mar. 2007. Rice, Rachel."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"The total cost of the church was 4,750 dollars. “Friends of the congregation from both near and far” helped pay for the church."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… laundry for other people, such as neighbors and friends, to make extra money. This, of course, was not as easy as people think."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"After school, Glenna, her sisters, brothers, and friends would all play softball in the yard with everyone who would come to their house."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… on the island were Chatto, Fogg, Cain, Day, Friend and Marks to name a few. Historian Captain R.G.F."