Keywords: Flannel
Item 105780
Flannel teagown house-dress, Portland, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Portland Media: wool, silk, cotton, mother of pearl
Item 11560
Two-piece dark suit worn by Helen Gammon Patrick, York, ca. 1877
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1877 Location: Kennebunk Media: Flannel
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits
"… include Cassimeres: 40-50 cents per yard, flannels 17-25 cents per yard and pressed cloth for 25 cents per yard."
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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms
"… then ran back upstairs to put his favorite red flannel shirt and overalls on. Once Keith was ready, he ran down the stairs and out the door into…"
