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DIXMONT TODAY
What is
the current weather in Dixmont?
A five-day forecast:
Farmer's
Almanac
Maine
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Photographs of
Dixmont
taken:
April
7, 2004
May
7, 2004
Town of
Dixmont
Learn more about our
town,
request a newsletter,
buy a calendar or town history
www.townofdixmont.org
Town Events Planned
For Our Bicentennial
Save Our Town House
The Dixmont Historical
Society is seeking funds to restore Dixmont's historic Town House, built
in 1839
My Favorite
Maine and History Links
Maine Historical
Society
www.mainehistory.com
Bangor Public
Library
Penobscot County History
and Genealogy Resources
http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/
spcoll/penobscot.htm
... And One New
Jersey Link (my other web site)
Pineylore
The History and Folklore of
the New Jersey Pinelands
www.pineylore.org
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Dixmont's Bicentennial
is August 14, 2007
WANTED
PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES
OF DIXMONT'S PAST
SCANNED
PHOTOGRAPHS:
From old family albums, photos of your Dixmont ancestors.
Photos taken in Dixmont churches, schools, clubs, and other social
settings.
Photos capturing the scenic beauty of Dixmont.
AND MEMORIES:
Stories of
your childhood in Dixmont, and handed down family memories.
Memories of church, school, and other social events, or special events.
Military memories.
A story about Dixmont's history
that you'd like to share.
Surviving-the-Ice-Storm memories.
You can tell your story (or just say hi) in the guestbook, or take a look at what others
have shared.
Or,
you can email your memories
and/or scans of photographs to me at lopez@midmaine.com and
I will post them on this web site for our community to learn from and
enjoy.
Hopefully by the
Bicentennial, we'll have built a wonderful treasury of photographs and
memories of our lives in Dixmont, Maine for this and future generations.
I hope to hear from you
soon. And, I hope you'll bookmark this site and come back from
time to time to see what's new!
Anita M. Racz
lopez@midmaine.com
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DIXMONT PAST
Photographs &
Memories of Dixmont's Bygone Days:
Thanks, Eleanor!
Our Scenic Hills
Families
Community
Community 2
Homes
More Homes
Animals
Roads
Photographs from Dixmont's 1976 American Bicentennial Festivities
Over 50 photographs!
Page 1: Americana &
Families
Page 2: Baby Contest
Page 3: More Baby Contest
Page 4: Sports/Activities
Page
5: More Sports/Activities
You are invited to share your memories of the day in my GUESTBOOK.
I welcome photos of our Bicentennial babies all grown up!
Maps of Dixmont
An Early History of
Dixmont, published in "History of Penobscot County, Maine; with
illustrations and biographical sketches." Cleveland, Williams,
Chase & Co. 1882. Williams, Chase & Co., Cleveland (Ohio)
Description
The Beginnings
The Pioneers, and Others
Erection of the Town
Some Record of Growth
Some Historic Notes
Other Business Notes
The Societies
Town Officers in 1880
Settlement Notes
Dorothea
A story I wrote about Dorothea
Dix, the granddaughter of our town's founder, Dr. Elijah Dix.
Dixmont Today
Photo Archive:
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