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Executive Director Named
Announcing . . . It is with great pleasure that the Board of Trustees announces that Jeanne Hoyle has been named Executive Director of the Swan’s Island Educational Society. Her appointment comes as a result of a unanimous (and joyous) vote at the May 2018 Board of Trustees meeting. In October 2017, Jeanne was named as…
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Annual meeting update
There was a great turnout at the Swan’s Island Educational Society (SIES) annual meeting on Monday, August 14th. Besides a report on our activities over the past 12 months, an update on our finances, the main order of business was the election of new trustees. Two trustees retired: John Follis and Michael Joyce. John headed…
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Island librarian passes away
An island and Maine librarian passed away on February 26, 2017 at the age of 96. Charlotte Hall, librarian, lived on Swan’s Island for several years in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. She came to the island as the wife of Winslow Hall who served as pastor of the Advent Christian Church.
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SIES Annual Meeting
All are welcome. Members are encouraged to attend. Two Board seats have been vacated and will be filled at the annual meeting according to a vote by the membership. Organizational updates and financial information will be presented. Members will be notified by email or delivered by USPS for whom we do not have an email…
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Swan’s Island Chronicles is here!
Swan’s Island Chronicles by Kate Webber has arrived and is now available for purchase. The subtitle is Borrowed, Exaggerated and Half-forgotten Tales of Island Life. Kate served as Island Institute Fellow with the Swan’s Island Historical Society for two years. During her second year with us she wrote essays about her life on the island based on tales and…
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Betterworld Books
Hello everyone! During the months of February and March, volunteers and I worked steadily to weed books that were out-of-date, not read, or just not what the community is interested in. We also packed up all of the books that had not been sold over the past two summers in our book sale. As you…
Swan’s Island Educational Society
Swan’s Island, Maine