Keywords: Hunger
Item 102497
Donation certificate for starving European children, Portland, 1921
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921-02-01 Location: Portland; New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 87483
Woodman property, Mt. Hunger West End, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Etta G. Woodman Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 87485
Gould property, West End Near Mt. Hunger, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: George F. Gould Use: Club House
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War
"Throughout the war overcrowding, disease, and hunger plagued the prisoners. Andersonville Prison Above is a sketch of Andersonville Prison as it…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield
"… been afraid of for Jacob were animals, outlaws, hunger, disease, and losing transportation. He was probably sad, too, because Jacob was his friend…"
Story
Anti-immigrant violence
by Matthew Jude Barker
Prejudice in Maine against immigrants dates back to at least the mid-1700s
Story
Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune
A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.