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      • 1. Head of Tide and Heart of Maine
      • 2. From the Ashes
      • 3. Hallowell City Hall
      • 4. A Cure for Smallpox
      • 5. A Refuge for the Oppressed
      • 6. Hallowell House
      • 7. Row House: A Tenement with Style
      • 8. Dr. Hubbard Office
      • 9. The Golden Age of Hallowell Granite
      • 10. The Power of the Purse: Hubbard Library
      • 11. A Town House For All Occasions
      • 12 Old South Congregational Church
      • 13. A Seaport on the Kennebec
      • 14. Hallowell Cotton Mill
      • 15. The Heart Cure Co. – Pope Laboratories
      • 16. Everything That is Fit to Print
      • 17. Wilson Hall
      • 18. Life Long Learning
      • 19. Sheppard’s Point
      • 20. The Powder House “Old Thunder Jug”
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Hallowell’s Memory Quilt Hallowell’s Memory Quilt. Some years back Nancy Bryant of Mechanic Falls donated a memory quilt to the local library. Quilts of this kind were often sewn by members of a church congregation or community group and given as a keepsake to a member who was moving from the area. Nancy said that the quilt was... Read more... A Brief History of Publishing in Hallowell Even before the Treaty of Paris brought Revolutionary War hostilities to a close large number of people began seeking a better life by moving from Massachusetts to Maine. Read more... Promoting Preservation of Hallowell Collections Hallowell has an amazing collection of historic artifacts, documents, and photographs. This Historic Hallowell Committee is compiling a listing of collections and how they can be accessed for research or personal interest.

Foremost, and the most readily accessible, is the collection housed at the Hubbard Free Library. Many items like paintings and historic artifacts are on...
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Supporting Hallowell's Historical Organizations Hubbard Free Library, Row House, Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead, Citizen's Initiative to Restore the Fire Hose Tower, Hallowell Fire Department. Read more... Sharing Hallowell's Story Museum In The Streets, Old Hallowell Day Pop-up Museum . . . Read more...
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