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Bethel, Maine, June 7, 1917, Goulds Academy Alumni Assc to the Bethel Inn

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Invoice for 113 lunches at $0.75/each purchased by the Gould Academy Alumni Association from the Bethel Inn on June 7, 1917.

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Bethel, Me., May 14, 1880. Emma A. Grover to Principal of Gould's Academy, Dr.

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Bill paid by Emma A. Grover to D. T. Timberlake, principal of Gould's Academy, for ten weeks tuition at 55 cents per week.

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Bethel's Broad Street : a walking tour

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Bethel's Civil War Soldier's Monument Dedicated 100 Years Ago

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Bethel's Civil War Soldier's Monument Dedicated 100 Years Ago by Stanley Russell Howe The year 2008 year marked the centennial of the dedication of Bethel’s Civil War Soldier’s monument on Memorial Day 1908. The account of this event in the 4…

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Bethel's early days : Molly Ockett

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Bethel's Elusive Androscoggin Steamboat

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Bethel's Elusive Androscoggin Steamboat by Randall H. Bennett Steamboat landing site on Androscoggin River at Bethel, circa 1910 "I know of no place in the United States where as varied and rich scenery can be witnessed as when on the…

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Bethel's First Meetinghouse Re-Discovered

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Bethel's First Meetinghouse Re-Discovered by Randall H. Bennett Portland's Cumberland County Courthouse of 1785, which served as the model for Bethel's first meetinghouse, built in 1807 From Portland in the Past (1886) Thanks to the research…

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Bethel's Hall House: The "Artistic Bungalow"

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Bethel's Hall House: The "Artistic Bungalow" by Danna Brown Nickerson The Hall House, circa 1942 Owned by Society members George and Danna Nickerson, the Hall House is Bethel’s most recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places.…

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Bethel’s Robert A. Chapman and Frances C. Chapman

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Bethel’s Robert A. Chapman and Frances C. Chapman by Stanley R. Howe Hon. Robert Andrews Chapman and Frances Carter Chapman Photo from Maine: A History (1919) Hon. Robert Andrews Chapman, the second owner of the Bethel Historical Society's…

Bethlehem, New Hampshire; a bicentennial history

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Better Nutrition for Maine Children / Prepared by the Maine State Nutrition Committee

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Between the branches [sound recording] : legends of the wild / Conni St. Pierre

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CONTENTS: Between the branches -- Will of the mountain -- Butterfly's dream -- Summer forest -- Loon songs -- Crystal caverns -- Spring evening -- Earth's dawn -- Setting moon --Ancient woods -- River reverie -- Daydreams of stars -- Morning dew --…

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Beyond the ether : a speculative and original story / by W. Cairns Johnston

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Beyond the gates / by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Beyond the sky [sound recording] : legends of the starry night / Conni St. Pierre

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Beyond the Sowdyhunk / by Stanley Foss Bartlett ; with the illustrations by the author

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BHS "150 Years of Railroading" exhibit opening

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Opening of "150 Years of Railroading" exhibit at the Bethel Historical Society. Produced by Channel 4 and Wayne Howe.

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BHS Annual "What's It Night" and Program: "1947 Fires"

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Bethel Historical Society annual "What's It Night," and panel discussion, "1947 Fires" on October 2, 1997. The discussion, lead by Bethel Historical Society director Stanley Russell Howe, focuses on the Great Fires of 1947.

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BHS Class: "Three Centuries of Bethel's Past"

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Recording from the Bethel Historical Society's winter 2000 course, "Three Centuries of Bethel's Past." Panelists included Margaret Joy Tibbetts, Rosalind Rowe Chapman, John K. Brown, and Randall Bennett. The class was coordinated and moderated by Dr.…

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BHS Hall Lecture: "Defense of Maine During the American Revolution: Blessed are the Weak"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Memorial Lecture: "Defense of Maine During the American Revolution: Blessed are the Weak," presented by Dr. James Leamon, professor of history at Bates College, on Friday, August 8, 1997.

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BHS Hall Lecture: "Privatism versus Communalism in the 18th Century Towns of Northern New England"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture: "Privatism versus Communalism in the 18th Century Towns of Northern New England," presented by Charles E. Clark on June 10, 1996.

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BHS Hall Lecture: Jere Daniel on town founding in New England - Part 1

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture on town founding in New England presented by Jere Daniell on August 12, 1994. Part 1 of 2.

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BHS Hall Lecture: Jere Daniel on town founding in New England - Part 2

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture on town founding in New England presented by Jere Daniell on August 12, 1994. Part 2 of 2.

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BHS Hall Memorial Lecture: "Molly Ockett and Other Wabenaki Women Healers"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Memorial Lecture, "Molly Ockett and Other Wabenaki Women Healers," delivered by Bunny McBride on August 12, 2005.

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BHS Hall Memorial Lecture: "Performing the Paper: Village Learning and Laughter in Postbellum Western Maine"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Memorial Lecture, "Performing the Paper: Village Learning and Laughter in Postbellum Western Maine" delivered by Jo Radner on September 7, 1998.

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