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Site Pages
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"… just be a small fraction, but our town’s people played a part in it. We didn’t start sending troops in until 1917, because that’s the year the…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"But, in the past, holidays played a role in school life. Holidays were sometimes celebrated by a party during school, study of the history of a…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4
"… attack from the British, many from the town played an active role in the struggle for independence."
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"… Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance
"While drinking played a role, most riots were sparked by other social, economic, or cultural forces."
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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"Opera houses hosted lectures, plays, live music, and movies, with many hosting actual operas, such as The Merry Widow in Lewiston and Faust in…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… to land transportation, the Kennebec River played a central role in shaping the city and its downtown."
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2
"… was a lot of the radio and talking? A: And game playing. Some board games. And listening to that- pretty much listening that radio station was our…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… presence in the region and the role they have played in the history of the area. For more information on both groups of native people, please see…"
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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School
"… at intramural games and was in the class play. In the 9th grade class will, Bill Cohen left his athletic ability to Joe Taylor."
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Music in Maine - Community Music
"They were always playing music in the house. I liked the Blues music more than the Jazz. In my youth I became a Rolling Stones fan."
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"The Penobscot River played no little part in Bangor's growing commercial success. The deep unobstructed river afforded lumbermen a natural highway to…"
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"The townswomen played an enormously important role in the development of social services. The Monday Club, The Evergreen Club, The Art Study Group…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… the most populated city in the area, Presque Isle plays a pivotal role in the lives of the region’s residents and continues to be the HUB of…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"Islanders “neighbored” in the winter. Plays, musicals, dances, movies and roller skating were held at Town Hall."