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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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We’ve been busy….
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We Are Swan’s Island exhibit
We are Swan’s Island opens to great reviews; great food, great conversation and lots of smiling faces. The photographs shown here speak louder than any words I could write, so take time to browse. This exhibit will be hanging for a month or more so if you didn’t have the chance to stop in during…
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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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This week on Swan’s Island
What a busy time of year! Craft fairs and Paw Prints Club, basketball practices, birthday parties and last night a great Holiday Concert performed by all of the students at the Swan’s Island School. Grades K-8 preformed wonderfully as a choir even when the backup music decided not to work. A jazz ensemble and a…
Swan’s Island Educational Society
Swan’s Island, Maine