Keywords: Japanese
Item 7821
Japanese Peace Conference, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Kittery; New Castle Media: Postcard
Item 7749
Meeting place, Russian and Japanese Peace Commission, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Postcard
Exhibit
The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Exhibit
Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook
Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.
Site Page
"… at Thuya Lodge and designed and formed the Japanese inspired Asticou Azalea Garden. Both have become world famous for their unique blend of natural…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2
"… took part in four separate amphibious assaults on Japanese held islands. For his “extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy” during the…"
Story
Ramen Making
by Ayumi Horie
Ramen Making is about family, cooking, pottery, and what it means to make a life through one's hands
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
