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

"The picture below shows two dories. The dory in the foreground has wooden lobster traps on it, while the dory in the background has a trawling tub on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… Society Four men line fishing from a dory, Swan's Island, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Dori Lemoine, one of Michael Fournier's 6-8th grade students, is a resident genealogical whiz. She took on the task of determining which of her…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… routinely ferried workers across the narrows, a dory owned by a Campobello resident and the contractor Callahan Brothers' flat bottomed, square bow…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"… Morey, Frank Reynolds, Christine Sleight, and Doris Small. References from primary sources Lubec Herald, “Tragedy Takes Lives of Twelve Children,”…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Northeast Historic Film

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… Mexico Maine by Mitchell Mexico; Where the Early Families Lived by Doris G. Philbrick 1880 United Stated Federal Census Record -Ancestry.com"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Men in fishing dory, Southwest Harbor, 1890Southwest Harbor Public Library Oddly, with the growth of fishing in the early 19th century, commercial…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… incorporated as “Carney Inc." and a year later, Doris, Milton’s wife, entered the business. Then in 1973 Milton’s son Patrick entered the business…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… by lobstermen through the years—sloops, smacks, dories, and skiffs. The peapod was a large double-ended skiff later adapted for use with an…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Boat Building: Lobster Boats and Skiffs Dory with Twin Girls, Scarborough, ca. 1905Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Later, in the years…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Doris Clark was Bell’s nurse for 18 years. In 1937, the hospital closed, and Dr. Bell began working at the first Franklin Memorial Hospital building…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Whitney, Portland, early 20th century Courtesy of Doris Stockly This press belonged to Antonio Potenza (1891-1976) a native of Viesta, Italy who…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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