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Music in Maine - Country Music

"There were a few folks around who played guitar and sang at local grange halls and school events. A teacher in our elementary school, who played…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"The ’74 and ’76 teams never played their State tournaments on the Auditorium floor, as their tournament games were played at the Augusta Civic Center."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"In the little time that they got for playing, the hall was so crowded that people’s toes were touching the court boundaries."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… come down once a year on the steamboat and they’d play, come up and play different, you know, their instruments and everything."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"… the glistening glaze from behind dark windows; playing cards by candlelight with battery-run radios humming to fill silence."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"When they saw people playing and rolling around in the cold powder, my parents thought they were absolutely crazy."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"… to catch up on picking potatoes or to rest or play. This picture shows the Myron Gartley farm in 1976."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"The first movie that played was “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… wading in the mud in 1865; and with Fred Wood playing horse in 1864. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"John Susep played the bass horn in the Penobscot Band and the Indian Island Orchestra, gaining the nickname Johnny Basshorn."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… Stinson speaks of the hall: "I remember just one play there that—oh, Leora Wyman had, she had girls come here one time and it was, the hall was…"

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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… what was it about Maine that attracted them to play in Old Orchard Beach, Portland or Lewiston? The Maine Turnpike."

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"People came to learn how to play, and Flash in the Pans Community Steel Band was created. Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"While there, he would play music at schools. After he left the army, Jeremiah went to UMPI for a semester."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"… Historical Society/MaineToday Media Maine played a central role in the United States' gradual—and sometimes riotous—move towards drinking…"

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Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"… the emergency is, but for career firemen, they send a bell to the firehouse. Volunteer firemen play a vital role in saving lives for little pay."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf played an important role in Hallowell's shipping and trade industry. Hallowell-Chelsea Ferry, Kennebec River, ca."

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Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… As the sun sets and day turns to night Children play board games by candle light Although the ice storm caused bad weather It brought families and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… and poems, performed dialogs, enacted scenes from plays and debated. Their meetings extended over four years, and their papers were eventually…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"When Albert went there, he would always play with them and their horses. He loved to stay in that house because the bed had so many warm blankets on…"

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

"… lack of time to tend their lobster traps) and played the games. It was a very special time for the team and the Swan’s Island community."

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

"Audio stories Swan's Islanders at Work and Play CD Our audios story tellers: Marguerite Staples, Marion Stinson, Sonny Sprague, Keving Staples, Eva…"