Maine Memory Network

"Horrid Murder" pamphlet, Boston, 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1818 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

Orange Frost Small, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Tintype

Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, Bangor, 1899-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1907 Location: Bangor Client: State of Maine Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, Bangor, 1900-1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1908 Location: Bangor Client: State of Maine Architect: John Calvin Stevens

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.

The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… mentally ill could go to the State Asylum for the Insane in Augusta, and the poor could receive some degree of care in the almshouse."

Acadian Archives

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