Keywords: Peace organizations
Item 36120
E.B. White letter to Katharine Pierce, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Media: Ink on paper
Item 25178
Samantha Smith at collective farm, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Exhibit
The Advent of Green Acre, A Baha'i Center of Learning
The Green Acre Baha'i School began as Green Acre Conferences, established by Sarah Jane Farmer in Eliot. She later became part of the Baha'i Faith and hosted speakers and programs that promoted peace. In 1912, the leader of the Baha'i Faith, 'Abdu'l-Baha, visited Green Acre, where hundreds saw him speak.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3
"May her soul rest in peace.” Today, Fly Rod’s legacy is evident in Strong and other communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959
"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
