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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"1924Swan's Island Historical Society Winters would also be a time to find islanders joining in winter sports of an informal nature."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"Martin noted that Reuben Bagley built the house in 1836. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"While the couple lived in the Wadsworth-Longfellow house, Alexander had an office there. Mary Longfellow (1816-1902) Mary Longfellow, Portland…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Cranberry Lodge (Formerly Harbor Cottage) Northeast Harbor Maine, Winter 2009Northeast Harbor Library The Old Ell is Born..."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… back cowl neckline and long sleeves labelled: 'House of Stiles, Yarmouth.' Faux fur jacket, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… 1673McArthur Public Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th centuries…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"During the 1870s the ice trade was very active. Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… whooping cough, coping with deep snow in the winter, and moving back to Reed Harding's house in 1835."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… back to Beverly and Andover Massachusetts before winter and came the following year with their families."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… from Castine, about 25, appeared in Bangor in the winter of 1848. Both were "handsome in the extreme" and "were first seen promernading Kenduskeag…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… standing today, the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central Congregational/Chocolate Church, were joined by more elaborate…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath, five years later, and they looked a lot alike."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… out on one of the coldest nights of the coldest winters, in the boot and shoe store of Samuel Foote on Front Street, north of Merchants' Row."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… twice a year, once in the spring and once in the winter. 1980-2000: The Bagaduce Music Lending Library: It started in 1983 as a road trip…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The Central Congregational Church merged with the Winter Street Church in 1965 to consolidate the expenses of maintaining two large facilities…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Despite the cold winters, there was only one furnace per schoolhouse, and these furnaces would only heat a few square feet of classroom."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"During winter months these same men often outfitted their boats for dragging hen (sea) clams, scallops or shrimp."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Summers were spent living alone and winters with relatives in New Hampshire. In 1961, Litchfield celebrated his 90th birthday at his niece’s home in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"… seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always allowed to fill with rainwater."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… surviving on the island’s resources through long winters with only the occasional sailboat connecting them to the larger world."