Keywords: Joseph Walker
Item 9185
Mother's day V-mail from Joseph Walker, San Francisco, 1944
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1944-04-30 Location: Norway; San Francisco Media: Ink and pencil on paper
Item 81565
Walker Memorial Library Reading Room, Westbrook, 1943
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1943-11-07 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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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.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"was born on January 22, 1835, and married Melvina Walker in Phillips in 1858. Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted…"
