Keywords: Roxbury
Item 78973
Roxbury Train Station and Post Office, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Byron Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Roxbury Media: Photographic print
Item 14077
Tony Giambattista, Andover, 1942, 1942
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron
"… town of Andover, and to the south is the town of Roxbury. Byron is approximately eight miles long and six miles wide."
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott
"In 1834, Jacob moved from Boston to Roxbury, MA. While in Roxbury, Jacob served as a pastor for the parish of a Congregational church which he also…"
Story
Julia Winters and Life in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
by Judy Zaccagnini Flynn, granddaughter
6 year old sent to Maine foster home when her parents were unable to care for her
