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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"National Blue Ribbon School Breaking ground for renovation, Strong Public School, ca. 1996 Conducting the ceremonial ground breaking at the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The original sash, which survives, is too brittle to dress. It is made from two widths of taffeta ribbon joined together to create a wider sash, and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons exhausted the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks of April 1865 represented a time…"

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"A light pink drawstring ribbon serves as the enclosure. The cotton sleeves and bodice are embellished with white work eyelet embroidery."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… Musters in Hallowell Hallowell Fireman's Ribbons For MustersHubbard Free Library Musters were a popular firemen's event that started in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"On November 2nd Dunton recorded charges for several yards of black gauze, black silk, black ribbon, and black muslin."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society Bedecked with wide satin ribbons, Myra Bradeen Philpot’s dainty cotton sprig-print 1894 summer wedding dress features large…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… now manufacturing decorative braids, cords, ribbons, passementerie, lace, soutache, and fringes, items heretofore imported."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… reform groups known for using red or blue ribbons as their symbols. Dr. Joseph E. Turner of Bath was one of the first medical authorities to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… cord patterning down the front, and long silk ribbon neck ties; a 1902-1903 dark red wool three-quarter length astrakhan collared cape embellished…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Mount Desert’s summer elite as did winning a ribbon in the annual horse show, long held at Robin Hood Park (where Jackson Laboratory is today)."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"X Youth's Temperance Ribbon Silk Late 19th century Collections of Maine Historical Society X Banner of the Andover Cataract Division No."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Oldest Roosevelt son James actually cut the ribbon. However she observed the ceremony from a car. Mrs."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"Ribbon Cutting at New Library Nona and Gardiner Young - 2 of the library's founding members X We then proceeded to plan B which was to build a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Another era in education in northern Franklin County began. Next Page (Blue Ribbon School) Return to previous page Return to Online Exhibits"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… in Maine named a 2005 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School, and one of 295 nationwide that was awarded the honor."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… who became an alcoholic and a founder of the Red Ribbon Reform Club. X Francis Murphy at Cooper Union Pittsburgh, 1877 Engraving from…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"In 2002, there took place a ribbon-cutting-ceremony for the new MRI center in the medical center. This completed the renovations of the hospital to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… share with the community, and to compete and win ribbons and prizes. The cattle, sheep, goats, work horses, hogs and poultry on display range from…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Special ribbons were awarded to prize winners and professional photos were taken to be on display at Crockett’s Bakery the next week to be purchased."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… sheepskin, were hand- written and tied with a ribbon. This is where the saying “Hang your sheep skin on the wall” came from."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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