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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

Dance Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca.1968Item Contributed bySwan's Island Educational Society Dancing…

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

Sweet Chariot Festival musicians, Swan's Island, ca. 2000Item Contributed bySwan's Island Educational Society In 1987, Doug Day brought another form…

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

… of the most well respected and popular composers, musicians, vocalists, dancers, stage actors and film stars of the era.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

He was a gifted musician, playing the brass in local bands, and singing in the choir at the Methodist church.

Early Maine Photography - War

… old carriage trimmer from Newport, enlisted as a musician in Company E of the Sixteenth Maine Regiment on August 14, 1862, and died of disease in…

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

Many famous artists and musicians performed on the stage of the lavish building. As the Depression left its mark on the summer residents the Building…

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

… was popularized through the efforts of individual musicians and local musical groups, especially bands.

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

Some of the participants had been professional musicians, but most were amateurs, only a few of whom could read a note of music.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

… the nation, and the world. Inventors, Designers, Musicians, and Artists Leonard Atwood 1852-1902: "Father of the Skyscraper;" inventor of the…

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

One of the most famous musicians of this time was Pierre Painchaud, who immigrated in 1857 at age 5.

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

A smattering of writers, artists, and musicians seek their muses in this idyllic setting. A few people strive to subsist off the land by growing…

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

… from shore providing the lighting and student musicians providing music from a nearby ship. That was the beginning of the Blue Hill Troupe.

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

… Enter Miss Adelaide Pearson, social worker, musician, world traveler, author, lecturer and founder of Blue Hill’s Rowantree Pottery.

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

… of ’62." This Lincoln native was the Principal Musician with the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery in the Civil War.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

… carpenter, Henry Sprague, to be used by local musicians, such as Charles Wheeler’s earlier band.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Artifacts found by students at Baird's Quarry Item 67395 infoSwan's Island Educational Society 3rd-5th grade Swan's…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Students exploring Baird's Quarry Item 67390 infoSwan's Island Educational Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Students excavating at the quarry Item 67393 infoSwan's Island Educational Society Swan's Island's 3-5 grade students…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Students around old quarry boiler Item 67392 infoSwan's Island Educational Society Swan's Island 3-5 grade students…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Iron pin left in the quarry stone Item 67391 infoSwan's Island Educational Society One of Swan's Island's 3-5 grade…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

Kids at the quarry Searching for quarry artifacts Item 67394 infoSwan's Island Educational Society One of Swan's Island's 3-5 grade…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old buildings

Old buildings Barter's Wharf, Swan's Island, ca. 1940 Item 73422 infoSwan's Island Educational Society This is the place now known as the…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old buildings

Old buildings Alden Joyce house, Swan's Island, ca. 1950 Item 73420 infoSwan's Island Educational Society Alden Joyce's house with the old…