Keywords: Boston University Law School
Item 103285
The Freeman brothers, Portland, 1882
Courtesy of Robert "Rusty" Atwood, an individual partner Date: 1882 Location: Portland; Wellfleet Media: Photographic print
Item 101668
Elihu Washburne on school and measles at Kents Hill, 1836
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1836-04-10 Location: Readfield; Augusta ; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.
Exhibit
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.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School
"After graduating cum laude from law school in 1965, he returned to Bangor to begin his career in law."
Story
Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC
Story
From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
