Maine Memory Network

Ladies Aid Picnic, Houlton, 1906

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1906-07-26 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Ladies Aid meeting, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Ladies Aid meeting, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society The Redmen and their sister organization, the Degree of Pocahontas, used…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… Circle of Industry”—later called the Ladies’ Aid Society. The fine tone of the bell is accounted for by the fact that a Mr."