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Item 116542

A Map of Campobello and other islands in the Province of New Brunswick, 1830

A Map of Campobello and other islands in the Province of New Brunswick, 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830 Location: Campobello Island Media: Ink on paper

Item 89849

Rebecca Usher on trip to Quebec, 1840

Rebecca Usher on trip to Quebec, 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Location: Hollis; Three Rivers Media: Ink on paper

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Item 122788

Coll. 60, box 1/3, Image 1

Plymouth Company Records, box 1/3, 1697–1738

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1697–1738 Location: Brunswick; Cambridge; Concord; Dorchester; Hartford; Portsmouth; Sudbury; Weston; Woburn; Worcester; Wrentham Media: Ink on Paper

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Bradbury family mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1845

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.

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Rebecca N. Usher, Hollis, ca. 1885

Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

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Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.