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Town Of Hermon 2020-2021 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.). Jul 2022

Town Of Hermon 2020-2021 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Town Of Bradley 185th Annual Town Report, 2022-2023, Bradley, (Me.). May 2022

Town Of Bradley 185th Annual Town Report, 2022-2023, Bradley, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Bradford For Calendar Year January 1, 2021-December 31, 2022, Bradford, (Me.). May 2022

Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Bradford For Calendar Year January 1, 2021-December 31, 2022, Bradford, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

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Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Carmel, Maine For The Year 2021, Carmel, (Me.). Feb 2022

Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Carmel, Maine For The Year 2021, Carmel, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

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Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Bradford For Calendar Year January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020, Bradford, (Me.). May 2021

Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Bradford For Calendar Year January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020, Bradford, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

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Town Of Bradley 184th Annual Town Report, 2021-2022, Bradley, (Me.). May 2021

Town Of Bradley 184th Annual Town Report, 2021-2022, Bradley, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

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Town Of Hermon 2019-2020 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.). Apr 2021

Town Of Hermon 2019-2020 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Carmel, Maine For The Year 2020, Carmel, (Me.). Feb 2021

Annual Report Of The Municipal Officers Of The Town Of Carmel, Maine For The Year 2020, Carmel, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


An Illustrated Memoir And Historical Account Of The Creation Of The Orono Bog Boardwalk, Ronald B. Davis Jan 2021

An Illustrated Memoir And Historical Account Of The Creation Of The Orono Bog Boardwalk, Ronald B. Davis

Maine History Documents

This is the preliminary version of Ronald B. Davis' memoir and historical account of the creation of the Orono Bog Boardwalk.

A revised, final edition was published by the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) with a slightly different title, Creating the Orono Bog Boardwalk: A Facility for Education, Research, and Recreation, Miscellaneous Publication no. 765, Spring, 2022. That publication is also available in DigitalCommons@UMaine at:

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/26/

In this account, the author describes how he was inspired to build the Orono Bog Boardwalk, the early planning and complex three-year building process, and the boardwalk’s first two years of …


Town Of Hermon 2018-2019 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.). Jun 2020

Town Of Hermon 2018-2019 Annual Report, Hermon, (Me.).

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Bangor Maine, Town Of Bangor Jan 2019

History Of Bangor Maine, Town Of Bangor

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Brewer Maine 2, Town Of Brewer Jan 2019

History Of Brewer Maine 2, Town Of Brewer

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of East Millinocket Maine, Wayne Danforth Jan 2019

History Of East Millinocket Maine, Wayne Danforth

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Hampden Maine, Town Of Hampden Jan 2019

History Of Hampden Maine, Town Of Hampden

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Hampden Maine - Fire Department, Town Of Hampden Jan 2019

History Of Hampden Maine - Fire Department, Town Of Hampden

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Garland Maine, Oak Lyndon Jan 2019

History Of Garland Maine, Oak Lyndon

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Newport Maine, William H. Mitchell Jan 2019

History Of Newport Maine, William H. Mitchell

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Brewer Maine 1, Brewer Historical Society Jan 2019

History Of Brewer Maine 1, Brewer Historical Society

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Brewer Wastewater Treatment, Town Of Brewer Jan 2019

History Of Brewer Wastewater Treatment, Town Of Brewer

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Bradley Maine, Sesquicentennial History Committee Jan 2019

History Of Bradley Maine, Sesquicentennial History Committee

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Enfield Maine, Town Of Enfield Jan 2019

History Of Enfield Maine, Town Of Enfield

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Howland Maine, Gary Sage Jan 2019

History Of Howland Maine, Gary Sage

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Millinocket Maine, Town Of Millinocket Jan 2019

History Of Millinocket Maine, Town Of Millinocket

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


History Of Milo Maine, Rethel C. West Jan 2019

History Of Milo Maine, Rethel C. West

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.


Cream Brook Farm, Clark P. Thompson Mar 2005

Cream Brook Farm, Clark P. Thompson

Maine History Documents

Following the Civil War there was much interest among Maine farmers in breeding trotting horses. One of these breeders was Greenville J. Shaw, who purchased 640 acres of farm land in Stetson, Maine, for his broodmares and young stock. he called this farm "Cream Brook Farm." This article traces the history of the farm, summarizing accounts from articles in The Maine Horse Breeders Monthly, Maine Farmer, Dexter Gazette, Somerset Reporter, Home Farm, and Homestead published between 1879 and 1903.


“The Poor People Had Suddenly Become Rich” A Boom In Maine Wheat, 1793-1815, Jamie H. Eves Dec 1987

“The Poor People Had Suddenly Become Rich” A Boom In Maine Wheat, 1793-1815, Jamie H. Eves

Maine History

The article discusses the important role played in the surreptitious trade in wheat to the British Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Its European supplies choked off by tariffs and embargoes, Britain turned to Ireland and to the United States for grain.


Maine Association Of Broadcasters Oral History Interview, Early Days Of Wlbz-Radio, Norman Gallant Mar 1985

Maine Association Of Broadcasters Oral History Interview, Early Days Of Wlbz-Radio, Norman Gallant

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Norman Gallant on behalf of the Maine Association of Broadcasters at the WLBZ-TV Studios on Mt. Hope Avenue in Bangor, Maine, March 27, 1985. Gallant talks with Ed Guernsey, Irving Hunter, Eddie Owen, Norm Lambert, Joe Eaton, John MacRae and Walter Dickson about the early days of radio in the State of Maine and the programs on WLBZ-Radio.

Handwritten notes and corrections were added by Barry Darling.


President Jimmy Carter At Fundraising Breakfast And Commentary Following The President’S Visit, Wlbz Radio Feb 1978

President Jimmy Carter At Fundraising Breakfast And Commentary Following The President’S Visit, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Coverage of President Carter's speech at a fundraising breakfast hosted by the Maine Democratic Party, and the comments of News Center's Harry Gordon, Brian Naylor, and Mal Leary following the President's departure. Recorded February 18, 1978.


President Jimmy Carter Town Meeting, Bangor, Maine, Wlbz Radio Feb 1978

President Jimmy Carter Town Meeting, Bangor, Maine, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Audio recording of the Town Meeting held in Bangor, Maine, during the visit of U. S. President Carter. After opening remarks on the topic of his comprehensive national energy plan, in which the President indicates that reliance on oil and the resulting high heating costs may ultimately cost Maine jobs, audience members ask questions.

Area residents ask the President about the regulation of business, his stance on the proposed Dickey Lincoln Hydroelectric Project, progress toward national health insurance, mental health care, funding to parochial schools, the platform of the Democratic Party in protecting the underprivileged, wood energy sources, the plan …


Oral History Interview With Norm Lambert, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Mar 1975

Oral History Interview With Norm Lambert, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A copy of an oral history interview conducted by Mark Lafond on behalf of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History with Norman Lambert, former Musical Director at WLBZ Radio. Lambert shares his recollections on Waity Aikens, using telephone lines for remote broadcasts, Lone Pine Mountaineer (Harold Breau), Uncle Ezra a.k.a. Uncle Hezzie, Ray Little, Maine Central Railroad Hour, jazz orchestras and Bangor area music venues.