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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1989 December 2-3

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article recounts burning of Augusta, Maine's Edwards Mill in November and December of 1991. Discusses the melange of firefighting efforts from many parts of Central Maine, as well as the early stages of investigating the fire's cause.

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  • Author: Hale, Karlene K.

Date: 1989 December 2-3

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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In the aftermath of the burning of the Edwards Mill in Augusta, Maine, some former workers look back on their many years spent there during its time of operation. This article focuses on the stories of Edward Doyon, Valmond Rodrigue, Robert Beaudoin,…

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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1989 December 1

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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A fire consumes the Edwards Mill in Augusta, Maine, beginning in the afternoon of November 30, 1989. Article includes a picture of the smoke and fire at the base of Sand Hill, a neighborhood in the north part of the city.

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  • Author: Kennebec Journal

Date: 1989 December 4

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Selection of pictures and a brief article on the sentiments surrounding the burning of the Edwards (cotton) Mill in Augusta, Maine.

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  • Author: Cartwright, Steve

Date: 1989 December 2-3

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article on Davilla and Yvonne Croteau, husband and wife, who together spent more than 100 years working at the Edwards Mill in Augusta, Maine. Their reminiscing here comes in the aftermath of the mill burning to the ground in the winter of 1989.…

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  • Author: Rooks, Douglas

Date: 1989 December 2-3

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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This editorial reflects on the recent burning of the Edwards Mill in Augusta, Maine, in contrast with the anticipation of a new shopping mall to be built in the same city, not far from the mill site.

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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1989 December 8

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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After the defunct Edwards Mill of Augusta, Maine, is devastated by fire in 1989, it comes to light that its owner had been trying for nearly a year to sell the property.

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  • Author: Associated Press

Date: 1989 December 7

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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The Maine Fire Marshall's office finds no certain cause of Augusta, Maine's 1989 Edwards Mill fire, and mentions that either "a discarded cigarette or broken elevator" was probably what sparked the blaze.

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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1989 December 5

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Maine state officials discuss efforts to investigate the cause of the Edwards Mill fire in the winter of 1989, on the shore of the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine.

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  • Author: Fossett, Jim

Date: 1989 December 5

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Photo of a firefighter and firetruck on the site of the Edwards Mill, Augusta, Maine, as workers tended to the blaze there in the winter of 1989.

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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1989 December 6

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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State officials determine where - but not yet how - the Edwards Mill fire began in Augusta, Maine, in the winter of 1989. Article also provides an update on the work being done by local firefighters to control the blaze's spread.

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  • Author: Brack, Ken

Date: 1990 January 13

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article getting feedback from Mark Isaacson, vice president of the Edwards Manufacturing Co. whose Augusta, Maine, mill site was demolished by fire one month ago. Includes a picture of Isaacson in front of the mill ruins.

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  • Author: Manlove, George

Date: 1989 December 1

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article on the Edwards Mill fire as a spectacle in Augusta, Maine, where neighbors, former mill workers, and descendants of those who moved to Central Maine to work in the mill watch the industrial building complex go up in flames. The blaze could be…

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  • Author: Manlove, George

Date: 1990

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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After its abandonment and destruction by fire, the Edwards Mill on the west side of Augusta, Maine, is finally demolished. Article features picture of mill neighbor and former mill worker Edgard Violette.

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  • Author: Edwards, Keith

Date: 2009 June 23

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article on Augusta, Maine, entrepreneur, Frank Pomerleau, written soon after his death. Pomerleau's furniture and appliance store was a staple in the community for over 50 years, with Pomerleau himself being recognized for his success by business and…

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  • Author: LaFlamme, Mark

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

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The Cowan Mill, on the shore of the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, goes up in flames. The Cowan building is one of many in the vast Bates Mill complex.

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  • Author: Hartill, Daniel

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

The fire at the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine, as a spectacle: the crowds watching it blaze, the memories of its workers from long ago, the impact of its burning on the city's daily routine.

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  • Author: LaFlamme, Mark

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

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Effect of the Cowan Mill fire on traffic in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.

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  • Author: Sun Journal Staff

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

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A time line of the history of the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine, published on the day following the great fire that burned the defunct mill to the ground.

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  • Author: Slover, Daryn
  • Author: Pelletier, Justin

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

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Captioned photos of the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine, after it was destroyed by fire in the summer of 2009.

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  • Author: Slover, Daryn

Date: 2009 July 16

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

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A series of captioned photos chronicling the crumbling, tumbling, and ruin of the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine, as it burned in a spontaneous fire.

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  • Author: LaFlamme, Mark

Date: 2009 July 16

Language: English

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Kennebec Journal printing of article on Lewiston, Maine's Cowan Mill fire by Lewiston Sun Journal writer, Mark LaFlamme.

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  • Author: Lederman, Diane

Date: 2009 November 11

Language: English

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Article on Ray Luc Levasseur's suspended invitation to speak at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2009. Levasseur, a Maine resident, is serving a paroled sentence in that state for his alleged involvement in politically-motivated crimes…

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  • Author: Hoey, Dennis

Date: 2010 November 17

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

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Obituary of longtime Old Orchard Beach, Maine, resident and local historian, also a professor of education at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

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  • Author: Quintal, Claire

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 35289877

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Essay collection on the diverse aspects of Franco American community and life in New England. Emphases on French Canadian immigration to New England; religion, education, and community life; and Franco American literature. Includes a wide range of…

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  • Author: Toth, Emily

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 39800550

Biography of the author of "The Awakening." From University Press of Mississippi: "In 'Unveiling Kate Chopin,' Emily Toth, the foremost authority on Chopin's life and works, creates a sharply revealing portrait of a modern woman in a Victorian world.…

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  • Author: Rand, John A.
  • Author: Leamon, James S.

Date: 1975

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 1502215

Find Online: OL5188250M

A short history of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, published on the centennial year of the local "Peoples Savings Bank" and conceived through the lens of that financial institution. Historical content is segmented by decade, each chapter illustrated with…

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  • Author: Martin, André (editor)

Date: 1980

Volume: 2 of 8

Language: en; fr

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Volume 2 of an eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the second of six…

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  • Author: Allain, Mathé (editor)
  • Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. (editor)

Date: 1981

Volume: 5 of 8

Language: en; fr

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Volume 5 of a eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fifth of six…

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  • Author: Allain, Mathé (editor)
  • Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. (editor)

Date: 1981

Volume: 6 of 8

Language: en

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Volume 6 of a eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fourth of six…

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