local history
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Restoration of Starling Hall in Fayette has come a long way, but has much farther to go
Starling Hall was built in 1879 and is the state's first Grange Hall. Efforts to revive the building have been limited by funding, and the group seeks $600,000 to finish the job.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
Overseers of the poor: Life on the farm
Municipal archives provide a wealth of information about poverty in Maine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.