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Pejepscot Historical Society
Source: Curtis Library
City: Brunswick, State: ME
- Three history museums in the Pejepscot region of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell, Maine.
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- 1 visitors recommend:
Sacramento Juvenile Law
Source: Derek King
City: Sacramento, State: CA
- A legal resource for northern California.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Support groups for parents of troubled children
Source: Because I Love You (BILY)
City: Winnetka, State: CA
E-mail: bily1982@aol.com
- BILY (Because I Love You) is a non-profit dedicated to supporting parents with troubled children of any age. Since 1982, they've been helping families through their meetings in California, and through their affiliates in other states.
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TALK Line Family Support Center
Source: Telephone Aid in Living with Kids (TALK)
City: San Francisco, State: CA
- 24/7 crisis and counseling line for parents under stress. Located in San Francisco but they do not restrict their offerings.
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- 2 visitors recommend:
Moms club support groups
Source: MOMS Club International
State: CA
E-mail: momsclub@aol.com
- A network of support groups for at-home mothers. Although you need to pay a small membership fee to join, they boast 1,500 local chapters with more than 75,000 members.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Source: Owls Head Transportation Museum
City: Owls Head, State: ME
- One of the world's finest collections of pioneer engines, automobiles, carriages, bicycles and motorcycles.
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- 4 visitors recommend:
Maine Aviation Historical Museum
Source: Maine Aviation Historical Society
City: Bangor, State: ME
- "The Maine Aviation Historical Society's goal is to save our state's historic aviation related buildings, aircraft, photographs, memorabilia, and to preserve those living pioneers and their stories for future generations to know and enjoy."
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Old Fort Western
Source: Old Fort Western
City: Augusta, State: ME
- Benedict Arnold used the fort site as a staging point for the assault on Quebec in 1775.
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Varnum Memorial Armory
Source: Varnum Continentals
City: East Greenwich, State: RI
- James Mitchell Varnum was Major General of Rhode Island Militia. General Varnum served with distinction at the siege of Boston, the battles at Long Island, White Plains, Red Bank, at Valley Forge and the battle of Rhode Island. This organization is dedicated to his memory.
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Mount Independence State Historic Site
Source: Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
City: Orwell, State: VT
- Atop this rugged promontory along the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, American Revolutionary troops built a fort complex to guard against a British attack from Canada. The troops named it Mount Independence in honor of the Declaration of Independence.
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33rd Signal Construction Battalion Reenactors
Source: 33rd Signal Construction Battalion Reenactors
City: Philadelphia, State: PA
- "A group of like-minded individuals based in the Philadelphia area who come together to recreate the life and times of soldiers belonging to the 33rd Signal Construction Battalion during one of the worst conflicts known to man." This nice site includes photos from their reenactments, unit history, an events calendar, and more.
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The Hubbardton Battlefield
Source: Chimney Point State Historic Site
City: Vergennes, State: VT
- In the green hills of East Hubbardton, during the early morning hours of July 7, 1777, there was fought one of the most successful rear guard actions in the annals of American military history. The Battle of Hubbardton was the only battle of the American Revolution which took place entirely on Vermont soil.
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45th Infantry Division Reenactors
Source: WWIIRA
State: NJ
- "The 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma and Colorado National Guards, the Thunderbirds, is a World War II reenacting unit based in Northern Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The unit attends living history displays and tactical events throughout the region."
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National D-Day Museum
Source: Stephen Ambrose
City: New Orleans, State: LA
E-mail: info@ddaymuseum.org
- The new museum founded by author Stephen Ambrose. Why New Orleans? It is where the landing crafts that brought in U.S. were built. A high-quality Web site.
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Fort McClary
Source: WilderNet
City: Kittery, State: ME
- Fort McClary has been used for nearly 275 years to protect the approaches to the Piscataqua River.
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Fort Edgecomb
Source: Fort Edgecomb
City: Edgecomb, State: ME
- One of seven forts built to defend the Maine coast during the War of 1812 with England.
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USS Constitution Museum
Source: USS Constitution Museum
City: Boston, State: MA
- "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. Her history is rich and colorful and 200 years strong -- from fighting Barbary pirates on the "shores of Tripoli" to winning famous victories during the War of 1812.
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Fort Griswold State Park
Source: Bill Memorial Library
City: Groton, State: CT
- A maritime privateer fort and battle site of the American Revolution.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
Historic Ship Nautilus: Submarine Force Library and Museum
Source: U.S. Navy
City: Groton, State: CT
- The Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut, home of Historic Ship NAUTILUS (SSN 571), is the United States Navy's official submarine museum. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history of the United States Submarine Force.
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- 3 visitors recommend:
United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Source: U.S. Navy
City: Quincy, State: MA
- "The USNSM is home to USS Salem CA-139, the world's only preserved heavy cruiser. We are located in the former Bethlehem Steel Quincy Fore River shipyard, once one of the nation's largest shipbuilding enterprises."
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Naval War College Museum
Source: U.S. Navy
City: Newport, State: RI
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National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument
Source: Iwo Jima Survivors Association
City: Newington, State: CT
- Erected by the Iwo Jima Survivors Association in memory of 6,821 of their comrades who gave their lives
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The American Homefront: 1939-1945
Source: Wright Museum
City: Wolfeboro, State: NH
- The purpose of the E. Stanley Wright Museum is to preserve, display, present and disseminate historical, social, cultural, and political information relative to those activities occurring in and around the United States during the time of World War II.
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