Keywords: Husbands and wives
Item 104896
Sarah Tibbetts hoping to visit husband in port, Westport Island, 1895
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1895 Location: Westport Island; Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 102761
Toy Len Goon and Dogan Goon, Portland, 1922
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
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Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
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Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
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"… exemplifying the intertwining of husbands’ and wives’ economic fortunes through marriage.(4) Overall, coverture’s limitations on women’s ability to…"
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Surprise Preacher in Corinna
by Sarah Mount Elewononi
What the wife of Rev. Wright did when she found out she was expected to preach on short notice.
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August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
