Keywords: General orders
Item 51344
Robert E. Lee surrender order, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-04-10 Media: Ink on paper
Item 8877
Maine General Hospital pharmacy, Portland, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 151546
Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus
Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends
"… financially supported the medical welfare of its general public. Town reports from the early 20th century record payment of care for those that…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"… on younger fishermen and the lobster fishery in general. The current trap limit continues to be 475."
Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
Story
Peter Spanos fled the genocide in Turkey to Maine
by anonymous
Peter Spanos fled the Greek genocide in Smyrna in 1922, coming to Maine to work as a fruit peddler
