Maine Memory Network

Map of the boundary lines between the United States and the adjacent British provinces, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843 Media: Ink on paper

United States-British provinces boundaries, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843 Media: Ink on paper

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.

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.

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… and at some point everyone joining together for a rousing Mozart chorus or two. While concerts began to diminish in extravagance as the 21st…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The War of 1812 roused divergent sectional feelings within the United States. In New England, this war was hated as the years prior to its outbreak…"