Maine Memory Network

"Out of Work" sheet music cover, Bath, 1877

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Farmer’s child, Marlborough, New Hampshire, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Marlboro Media: Lantern slide

Irish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century Maine

With the popularity of all things Irish in modern America, many people have forgotten the difficulties faced by nineteenth century Irish immigrants.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… brought my wife and children into trouble and poverty, and I do not see how Christ can forgive me." X Chamber Pot Portland, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"The ensuing joblessness and poverty took their toll. The cities faced a huge debt crisis and many citizens refused to pay the tax assessments imposed…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"The war years in the city were difficult; high taxes, city debt, mill layoffs & the ensuing joblessness and poverty took their toll."

Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall

Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.

One View
by Karen Jelenfy

My life as an artist in Maine.