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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"Artists and Inventors of Biddeford Creativity has flourished throughout Biddeford's history. Particularly in the arts and technology, the folks in…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"…next came the artists and rusticators. Thomas Cole’s View across Frenchman’s Bay from Mount Desert Island after a Squall, 1845. Oil on canvas."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"… she was a seminal figure in attracting artists and craftspeople to the area, creating the foundation for Blue Hill's growth as a cultural center…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer residents, and retirees have come to call Blue Hill their home."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… his ministerial calling by producing a book with artistic representations of Scripture Animals. His father died in 1777 while serving in the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXHIBITS

"… THE CIVIL WAR & BIDDEFORD THE THURSDAY CLUB ARTISTS AND INVENTORS OF BIDDEFORD These original 5 exhibits were researched and written by the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… now accepts a total of 50 pre-professional young artists (20 violinists, 14 cellists, 9 violists and 7 pianists)."

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

"A growing community of artists and entrepreneurs are breathing new life into the downtown, and hope to transform it back into the lively neighborhood…"

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Music in Maine - MAKE

"MAKE Music makers include musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… Society SECTION NOTATIONS: N - NARRATIVE A - ARTISTS & INVENTORS C - CIVIL WAR M - MOVERS & SHAKERS S - SHIPBUILDING T - THURSDAY CLUB Annual…"

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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Hawkes recorded some of the most highly regarded country, bluegrass, and rockabilly songs, including by artists Dick…"

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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"Jessi Mallory, Elvis Tribute Artist My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist) Click to learn more At four years old, my mother gave me my very…"

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… Lewiston operas and was an early recording artist for Victor Records. Often sponsored by the Catholic church, Franco band formed to provide…"

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"MCMHOF also recognizes the crossover artists between country, bluegrass and jazz. In 2008, the MCMHOF established a 3,000 square-foot museum in the…"

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"In 2004 the Commission designated me a Master Artist in traditional French Canadian dance, providing the chance to pass the French dance traditions…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"In Search of the Rustic Life By Josh Sawyer, Senior, George Stevens Academy The term “rusticators” is used to describe families who came to spend…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Project Sources Books Byers, Douglas S. The Nevin Shellheap Burials and Observations, 1979. Candage, R.G.F. At Home Around the World. Capt. R.G.F."

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"A Real Downeast County Fair Collaboratively written by The Bay School's eighth grade: Noah Cimeno, Aphelion Crampton, Alexander Heilner, Loriman…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase

"Mary Ellen Chase Mary Ellen Chase, author of Silas Crockett, ca. 1935Maine Historical Society Mary Ellen Chase, the granddaughter of a sea…"

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

"Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast One of the last places on the Maine coast to be settled by the English was the Penobscot Bay…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier By Mrs. Snow's and Mr. Cole's 7th Grade Classes at Blue Hill Consolidated School John Edward Horton was born…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry SHIPBUILDING AND SEAFARERS OF BLUE HILL by Nicholas Niehoff, Grade 8, Blue Hill Consolidated School…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"Looking for the Lost Cemetery By Rick Sawyer How can an entire cemetery disappear? It would seem that it couldn't, but then where is it? The first…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Educating Blue Hill By Vika Grindle, Junior, George Stevens Academy Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public…"