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Tate House Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… volunteered, were drafted, paid “commutation” or furnished a substitute for the Union. During the October 17, 1863 town meeting, residents voted to…"

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"The furnishings of homes and buildings were crafted by cabinetmakers such as John Stringer of Hallowell (who also made clothes pins) and Benjamin F."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… suitable arrangement of canals and reservoirs furnishes the most reliable, consistent and cheapest kind of water power.” George Comstock…"

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Phillips Historical Society

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Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… $15,578, and an additional $2,179 was spent on furnishings. Prince Memorial Library opened to the public on January 7, 1923, with Mrs."

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… for the hospital.” An Annual Donation Week furnished the hospital with supplies such as jellies, preserves, linens, and kitchen utensils."

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… Some of the Artilery and Cavilry have been furnished with new Sibly Tents---Tents large enough to accommodate 20 men---and such as we had for…"

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Wilson Museum

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… of musical events that occurred in the parlor, furnished with several different pianos—rare luxury items in the early 19th century—over…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Each workman furnished his own tools, all of which were sold at the store of William Coggins. The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"Our Reg has been partly furnished with Rifles and Co’s A & K are to have Winsor Rifles with sabre Bayonetts – they have come and we shall get them…"

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

"A large structure, the Church furnished space for town meetings, kept records of births, deaths and marriages, and collected taxes for town and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Jonas T. Severy ran the hotel and furnished the rum and raffled off a white horse at $1/ticket. It was said that a hot time in the old town was had…"

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Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… phrase “In Memoriam” Third side: “Number of men furnished by the Town of Farmington: 305 Casualties – killed and died of wounds 13 – died of…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… our remaining line officers barely sufficing to furnish each company with a commander, some lieutenants commanding by detail other companies than…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Father Rasle built a chapel and furnished it with objects needed for celebrating mass. He was an artist and he painted pictures of religious subjects."