Keywords: Recreation %26 Leisure
Item 5295
Horace Nicholas guides Governor Milliken in canoe, Portland, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-03 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 13886
Ladies Aid Picnic, Houlton, 1906
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1906-07-26 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools
"… complete with gymnasium and cafeteria, on August 26, 1951. Through the energy and persistence of its school-minded citizens, the new Strong Public…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"On September 26, 1864, he reenlisted from Strong in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, and was mustered out on June 16, 1865."
Story
Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption