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Guilford, Maine - STUDENT CORNER

"… on their tour of Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Community Middle School students were very fortunate to meet with Senator Olympia Snowe. X"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"… residents did not fare as well and lost their fortunes and were no longer able to maintain the lifestyle that had become so well known on MDI."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Fortunately, the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"… signs of their cultures and often the means to fortune. For women, the fight against alcohol abuse and other social ills in the later 19th and…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… suffrage, and efforts to care for those less fortunate are all rooted in this era. Women like Maine's own Dorothea Dix took an active role leading…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… paddles, and occasionally, to have their fortunes told. Wabanaki encampment, Bar Harbor, ca."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… No How did your family take it? My father was fortunate, he ran restaurants in Boston, of course running a restaurant he had access to food, and he…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"By skill and good fortune they learned to stay buoyant through wind and tide and taught the following generations how to maneuver safely along the…"

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… of two adventurous young Mainers who sought their fortunes in the gold fields of California. Facing an uncertain future three thousand miles from…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… April 2013Northeast Harbor Library If so, we are fortunate to have many examples in our community of how our ancestors creatively and capably…"

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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… Webb, Nena Schultz X Excited about their good fortune, the group began to meet to discuss the overall project, review the materials received…"

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Acadia National Park

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… was, filled with so many great memories for those fortunate enough to participate as players, coaches, or fans. It truly was a great ride."

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Frye Island Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Fortunately, the Maine Historical Society has preserved outstanding examples of the render’s art from 1850 to 1950, the period in which architectural…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… the intertwining of husbands’ and wives’ economic fortunes through marriage.(4) Overall, coverture’s limitations on women’s ability to contract…"

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

"… time of the production of our documentary, but, fortunately, we can present it here. It’s the state-published “Reports of the Committees of the…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… Through the years, Islesboro has been most fortunate to have established a variety of shops and stores to serve the pleasures and needs of island…"

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

"Fortunately, unlike the Old House, two distinct portions of the original Harbor Cottage still stand today in 2013 and remain in use in separate…"

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… Eastport, 1886Maine Historical Society Fortunately, a few people took it upon themselves toward the end of the industry to record in word and…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"1940Islesboro Historical Society Fortunately, for all of us, the special essence of Islesboro that brought the founders to settle here, while also…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Fortunately, the Bath Opera House was reopened later in 1925 to become better than ever before. Then, on September 1, 1954, it was hit by Hurricane…"

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Fortunes were sure to change once again . Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day, Guilford, 1918Guilford Historical Society Aerial view of…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Fortunately, some Scarborough residents realized the need to protect the natural resources that had attracted people to the town."