Maine Memory Network

Father's request for transfer of injured son, Fayette, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Fayette; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Folsom Brothers Store, Main Street, Springvale, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1906 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

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.

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… lake was cut, the lumbermen began cutting around Folsom and Upper Ponds, sending the wood down the streams for transport to the saw mill."

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics