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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers, but these would end…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… services for slaughtering, processing, and wild game. Beef processing costs 55 cents per pound dressed; federal beef processing costs 70 cents per…"

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Blue Hill Historical Society

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… to research, create a sell a Surry history trivia game. Teachers, staff and students alike have been enthusiastic about all of these experiential…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… provided for their society: generally men hunted game which women in turn cleaned and preserved, and men cleared the fields where women planted and…"

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Music in Maine - Music stores

"… the nation's largest sellers of music, movies, games, and books with eleven retail locations in Maine and New Hampshire and a very popular website."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"At some of the meetings they had Swedish dancing, games, and refreshments. Anyone was allowed to come to the meetings. Then something good happened."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… baskets and, of course, socializing and playing games. Trying out blubber, 1880Abbe Museum In cast-iron pots blackened by years of cooking on…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… would tell stories around the fire or play board games in the candle light with family and friends staying with us ” said Bruce and Marcia Bell."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… son, sixty-seven thousand pounds to spend at gaming and carousing.” It took several years of negotiations between the settlers and Henry Knox to…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens, hunted game in nearby woods and lived on fish and clams from the river under the watchful eyes of armed…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches. The town office was on the second floor, also the court system was located…"

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McArthur Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Hopscotch and London Bridges, marbles and ball games filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time."

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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."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Hunting wild game and trapping were also important jobs for daily survival. Berrying in the summer was an annually awaited event."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… and recent legislative victories during 2021-2022 supporting Passamaquoddy clean water and Wabanaki economic interests in the gaming industry."

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"… late 1920s to early 1950s news, variety shows, game shows, and popular music drew millions of listeners."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Some board games. And listening to that- pretty much listening that radio station was our evening entertainment. I think you went to bed earlier."

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games, while the centerpiece of the one day event came to be a double-header baseball game between…"

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

"In the evening they played a card game called whist, read novels, analyzed flowers and prepared animal specimens (e.g., stuffed birds), and took…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St."