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

"To be in the G.A.R. you had to wear a uniform. The uniforms were double-breasted dark blue coats. The coats had bronze buttons and a bronze star…"

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Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… of Portland, Maine." Many of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.'s daguerreotypes and ambrotypes were exhibited for the first time within the Maine…"

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… collection during his lifetime, a legacy Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. continues to honor with yearly additions to the ever-growing collection."

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Tuttle and boot and show maker G. L. Jewett and the two and a half story establishment of E. B. Dunton, a millinery and fancy goods dealer."

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Smith of Columbia Falls (1st Maine Heavy Artillery), described as a "farmer and lumberman, sturdy, robust, and practical, a most useful officer." In…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"Web. 21 Apr. 1971. Kimball, Marion R. "The Early History of Mattanawcook Academy." The Early History of Mattanawcook Academy 1-4, 267-69. Print."

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Print. Ser. 3. King, George R. “Lincoln Light Power CO.” Lincoln Historical Society (1993): 252-54. Print. Whig and Courier. 1887th ser."

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Dr. Gulesian bought a home on Lee Street in hopes of opening an Osteopathic Hospital. His hope came true and in August 13, 1947 the Gulesian Hospital…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890Strong Historical Society Edmund B. Clayton was from the town of Farmington."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"1908 Front Row, L-R: Winthrop L. Guile, Fred E. McLeary, Leslie A. Vining, Charles Pease, Abner W. Mayo, Horatio N. Luce, John W. Durrell, W."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… The Grand Army of the Republic G.A.R. picnic, Strong, ca. 1895 Members of Post 134 of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Maine…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… at the Strong Elementary School were, L to R, Principal Felecia Corson, building committee co-chair Scott Martin, Roger Lambert, and SAD 58…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"1947 Front (l-r): Clarice Cox, Reta Cook, Bob Worthley, Glenda Worthley, Ruby Pillsbury. Middle (l-r): Rosalind Lambert, Queda Huff, Stella Huff…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Projects for Maine Historical Society, shows (l-r) Kathy Lambert, Valerie Tucker, Ben Godsoe, and Carl Stinchfield how to organize narratives and…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… much of her success to the photos taken by Edwin R. Starbird, of Strong. Edwin (1853-1921) was born to Amos and Mary Jane Gilkey Starbird in…"

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

"Print. Robbins, Ryan R. The Great Fire of 1911. Bangor In Focus. 1995-2010. Web. 10 May 2010. Rowe, Ethel."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. (A) Folsom, George. History of Saco and Biddeford, with notices of other early settlements…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"Thompson Mr. Farris Mel Andrews John D. Lander Henry A. Wood O. W. Davis Jr. Ernst Sjostedt R. Eugene Whittier E. C. Sweet J. W. Chapman"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Candage, R.G.F. At Home Around the World. Capt. R.G.F. Candage: Autobiography . A Sailing Master’s Journal. 1911 (reprinted 2003). Candage, R.G.F."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"City of Bath, Lincoln County, Maine. A. G. Gillet, Publisher, 1851. Sagadahoc County, Maine. J. Chace, Publisher, 1858."

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

"Historian Captain R.G.F. Candage said that these island people "raised their own corn and grain, cattle, sheep, and swine, for the use of their…"

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"members who rode in carriages. The G.A.R., Grand Army of the Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans."

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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… on the Portland Peninsula (2003), and “A Geographical List of the Work of John Calvin Stevens” (2018), both by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… Elmer Thomas’ death, his chief draftsman, William R. Miller, continued his practice. The twenty-two sets of ink on linen drawings by Thomas at the…"