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Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Marriages, Cemetery Burial Records, historical objects and documents, original photos GUILFORD INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES: Town of Guilford Guilford…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"The aim was to let the objects tell the history, to be concise, but avoid its becoming a list. In the narrative section over 220 garments and…"

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Fryeburg Historical Society

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Monson Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"I was in awe as they examined objects and photographs to get the best photo and all necessary information."

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"The Racing Knife marked or shaped a cut of an object. The Reeming Iron was an iron wedge used to wedge up seems before caulking it."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"We have no objections." Alcoholometer set by Charles Gerletti of Glasgow, made 1834-1839Maine State Museum Proof Set, early 19th century…"

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… without companion archival materials or museum objects. In other instances, images were acquired in larger groups, or as part of family papers…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"PicnicStrong Historical Society The second objective was charity. The veterans in the G.A.R. set up fundraisers for needy veterans, orphans, and…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… crafts by telling captivating stories about the objects and himself. “Big Thunder, the Indian Guide.” This photo of Frank Loring appeared in the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Objecting to the toll, stagecoach operator Josiah Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… handle artifacts properly and how to photograph objects without causing damage. X The student groups then researched their exhibit topic…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Summer residents of Pine Point objected to crossing the double tracks, so the station was moved. Men and heavy equipment arrived about 9:00 A.M."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Objecting to the twenty-five cent tariff to cross the marsh, stagecoach owner Josiah Paine laid out a direct road from Dunstan to Stroudwater."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… and BHHS archived documents, letters, ledgers, objects, etc. Images, artifacts,and documents from the personal collection of Denny Robertson, Linda…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"X Out of all of these historical objects, people, and buildings, only the church remains. It is now painted chocolate brown, and is used as a…"

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Industry” in 1900 declared this: “The great object of combining the Sardine industry under the control of one syndicate was to regulate and…"