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Society Notebook: In lieu of exhibit, Harpswell citizen historians hold a book launch
Stories collected to celebrate the state s bicentennial last year were put into a book about the town.
By Amy Paradysz
Editors Carol Coultas, Rob Porter, John Ott, Sam W. Alexander and Lili Ott.
The Harpswell Historical Society and the Merriconeag Grange had collected 20 oral histories and received a $2,000 grant from the Maine Bicentennial Commission to create an exhibit to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday in 2020.
When programming was canceled because of the pandemic, the people of Harpswell knew just what to do with the stories and funding: publish a book. ....

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