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  • Subject starts with "Gilead (Me.) -- History"

COLL 150: Town Records of Gilead

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A tragedy of the Androscoggin ... / by Amos Wheeler ; Wild River tragedy ... / by Orrison Drake

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COLL 111: Peabody-Coffin-Wight Collection

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Various materials connected with the Peabody, Coffin, Wight, and related familes of Gilead, Maine.

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School days : a brief history of the many school houses of Gilead, Maine, one room, a wood stove and two privies / Howard C. Reiche, Jr., Hugh G. Chapman, Linsley A. Chapman

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Gilead Historical Society : the first ten years, 2004-2014

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The History of Gilead: Address of Prof. A. J. Roberts

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The History of Gilead Address of Prof. A. J. Roberts Grand Trunk Railway station, Gilead, circa 1895 Gilead, Me. July 14 (Special) — The chief feature of the formal program today, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the town of Gilead,…

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Gilead [Chapter XVI from Benjamin G. Willey's Incidents in White Mountain History (1856)]

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Gilead Chapter XVI from Benjamin G. Willey's Incidents in White Mountain History (1856) Benjamin G. Willey (1795-1867)Portrait from Bent's Bibliography of the White Mountains (1911) Situation of Gilead — Soil — Wild River — Early Settlers —…

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History of Gilead by Dea. George W. Chapman

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History of Gilead by Dea. George W. Chapman George Whitefield Chapman (1780-1875)Photo from William B. Lapham's History of Bethel (1891) George Whitefield Chapman's "History of Gilead" was originally published in 1859 in the Bethel Courier…

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Gilead, Maine Bicentennial, 1804-2004 : souvenir booklet of early Gilead photos

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Gilead, Maine bicentennial [videorecording] : 1804 - 2004

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Brief history of Gilead, and prose and poetic writings / by George W. Chapman

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The smile of Providence : a history of Gilead, Maine, 1804-2004 / Howard C. Reiche, Jr., Hugh G. Chapman

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Mountain Days

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Mountain Days by Daisy Peabody Members of the Peabody family assemble at the Peabody Tavern (1799) at Gilead, Maine Photo taken 1895; courtesy of Joanne Peabody Stewart Editor's Note: This circa 1884 account by Daisy Peabody of Gilead, Maine,…

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Gilead Memories

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Gilead Memories by Emeline V. Heath Old and New Androscoggin River Bridges at Gilead, 1920s Editor's Note: The following sketch was written by a Gilead native and Society member whose roots were deep within the town. Miss Heath, a former…

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The Courier, Vol. 24, No. 1

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Features: Mountain Days by Daisy Peabody -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 30; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 14] -- 8 Society news: Capital Campaign Update --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 6, No. 4

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Features: I Remember "The Snow Boat" by Barbara Herrick Brown -- 1 Gilead Centennial Address by Professor A.J. Roberts of Colby College, Gilead, Maine, July 14, 1904 [full version here] -- 1 I Believe in Ghosts by Pearl Ashby Tibbetts -- 5 Book…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 5, No. 4

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Features: Gilead Memories by Emeline V. Heath -- 1 Books and Pamphlets Relating to Gilead -- 1 A review of the new edition of History of Bethel, Maine by William B. Lapham [Reviewed by Randall H. Bennett] Society news: New Life Members --…

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