Maine Memory Network

James Fowler family, Unity, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Unity Media: Ambrotype

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.

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Project, University of Southern Maine) (1997) Photographs, with thanks to the late Belva Fowler, and to Mrs. Susan Paquette of Woodstock, CT"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"and Mrs. John Fowler of Unity and their young daughter. This image is accompanied by an ambrotype of their two sons."