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Farmington Public Library

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Walker Memorial Library

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Hubbard Free Library

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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900

"Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description A bookplate lists the regulations…"

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

"… Yarmouth, 1817Prince Memorial Library First Social Library of Cumberland The Second social Library in North Yarmouth was incorporated in 1817, and…"

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Maine Central Institute

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… to incorporate lessons in information technology, social studies and history. A total of about 60 students learned how to handle, scan or…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… become Cumberland Center established the Second Social Library of North Yarmouth and built a meetinghouse that was used for worship."

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Harris’ Social Studies class can be viewed below: Addition to Lincoln Memorial Library, Lincoln, ca."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"It was also an important social organization, sponsoring community events and celebrations, supporting members’ participation in local and national…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… office and train station, road commissioners, social organizations, and blacksmith. Cumberland's Border with North Yarmouth is at Greely Road Route…"

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… on great significance in weaving together the social fabric of the communities. X We hope you will enjoy reading more about our towns."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… of horse-drawn transportation in the cultural, social and economic development of New England. The farm's 55 acres of open space includes a network…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"Children's area at the new library X New Library Images X Today the New Portland Community Library is a vibrant part of the community."

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… were done in the name of the greater good and social improvement. Click here to read the State of Maine Reports of the Committees of the Council…"

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… entrepreneurial in their own right, and started social, educational, and charitable organizations to improve themselves and their community as well."

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Tate House Museum

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"From 1861-65 Biddeford faced economic and social hardships which would take years to overcome, in addition to an ever deepening city debt that…"

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

"A “fluid patrilineal social organization allowed numerous family band affiliations and frequent migrations between villages.” (Ghere, 513) Wood…"