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Pittsfield Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… 19th century, the medical profession increasingly professionalized, partly due to the advances in scientific knowledge which led to treatments…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Zooniverse's goal is to enable research that would not be possible, or…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Dan Simoneau born 1959: Olympic cross-country skier Seth Wescott born 1976: Two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional snowboarder"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"1800Maine Historical Society Professionals were drawn to the bustling town, and doctors and lawyers opened up successful, busy practices."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… its luster as restaurants, department stores and professional offices were replaced by second-hand shops, convenience stores or empty, dilapidated…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… or the emigration of young, educated professionals to better paying areas in New England and elsewhere was another blow to the local & state…"

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

"… basis by nationally known stars as well as local professional and amateur organizations. This dearth of high quality entertainment, in both English…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… The Twenty-First Century Scarborough Professional Gateway located on Haigis Parkway X Residential and commercial growth has continued into…"

Cary Memorial Library

"… Library images:[/b] The library is staffed by a professional librarian, assisted by many volunteers."

Lithgow Public Library

"… ages meet their educational, recreational, and professional needs. The library serves as a lifelong learning center for all members of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… academic and textile conservation programs, professional organizations, museum collections, and exhibition initiatives."

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… Dave Astor taught his performers poise and professionalism. He trained them in choreography and “pantomiming”—his word for lip synching—during…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… Harbor slowly have shifted from trades and professional business to retail and hospitality. Parker Brown’s 2012 study of businesses in Northeast…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"In his junior year, Marley would do comedy professionally for the first time. His first show was at a local health fair."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… from the position of school nurse in 1928, when a professional nursing graduate was hired at her insistence."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… field, nursing underwent rapid transformation and professionalization at the turn of the twentieth century."

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… eighteen months in Boston were critical to his professional growth, for he was exposed to the work of H.H."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… writings influenced a new generation of medical professionals who began to view drinking as a social ill."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… and were part of an emerging generation of professional women. During the 1870s, alcoholics including former Portland liquor-dealer Francis Murphy…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… Band is the second oldest continuously operating professional band in the United States. Jacob S. Paine (1810-1856) founded the first organized…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… explore Franco Marching Bands Alphonse Côté, a professional recording musician and church choir director from Lewiston wrote the Sainte-Cécile…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… but the towns would also hire two or three professional ball players to help them out. These pros were usually pitchers or big hitters and would be…"

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."