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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"In order to demonstrate to you how far we have come in education, Scarborough Middle School students invite you to travel back in time to witness the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… the first ferryman.(1) Around 1673 the town was ordered to have good and sufficient means to transport horses."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"But the spread of the order had just begun. Beginning at The House of Mercy (later named St. Catherine’s Convent), the Sisters of Mercy quickly…"

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

"Congregational Church, Strong, ca. 1950 The Congregational Church was built in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… was frozen so we had to wait until it melted in order to burn it. Dear Journal, On Day 4 500,000 people from all over the United States came to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"His parents split up when he was young. In 1991 an angry man broke into his house and threatened his wife with a fake bomb."

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

"… Rodney Laughton explained how teachers kept order at Oak Hill Primary in the 1960s. They told us to “sit up straight and fold your hands.” Nowadays…"

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

"Oct. 13, 1870: In order to secure the railroad bridge at this place against damage by ice freshets, three immense abutment ice-breakers are being…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… was printed on cards, and as new books were ordered, new cards were printed and tied to the earlier cards."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… finally left Castine in 1783 and Loyalists were ordered out of the area in 1784. Life in Surry in these early years, specifically Newbury Neck, was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Okell actually tracked him down to be certain the orders were real. At that point, Walter agreed not to sell his business, but would become an…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Students were housed at the school, and between 1920 and 1952, they were expected to abide by the following rules posted in the residence area, which…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… of military drill, when by some dextrous movement order would be at once brought out of apparent confusion, he was greeted with applause." The…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… the district, the teacher boarding around from house to house in the district where he taught school."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"His responsibilities were to maintain public order, to deal with persons who were a threat to themselves or others, and to deal with other violations…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the American colonies, awash in wood ash, were…"

Allagash Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… if the barn may have been cut at least in two in order to be moved. According to a memoir entitled My Recollections of Grandfather and Grandmother…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… a scout, Bomazeen, who was keeping watch in order to warn the village of any approaching enemy."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… The View from Asticou Summer at Asticou Order of Supplies from Morse Co. for A.C. Savage & Sons, Northeast Harbor, 1898Mount Desert Island…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"The entire order of 60 women volunteered. Queen's Hospital entrance, Portland, ca. 1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital…"