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Historical Items

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Item 135730

Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Item 135767

Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 29327

Confession letter from Dolly Fisher, Blue Hill, 1830

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1830 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Daveis Benevolent Fund. Rum, Riot, and Reform: Maine and the History of American Drinking Curators: Bill Barry Nan Cumming Design: Nan Cumming Mark…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"Sturdivant. He told Sturdivant, "I have been a rum-seller and a rum-drinker, and have brought my wife and children into trouble and poverty, and I do…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"See complete Rum, Riot, and Reform Exhibition Printed Catalog . Introduction Mention the topic of alcohol reform in America and two semi-comical…"

Site Pages

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… wrote, “In the town of Surry we have not a single rum shop. In the town of Surry we have no drunken men that I know of.” Prohibition Postcard…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"… in which those views lead him to rail against "rum sellers," the Irish, and any Catholics. Topics and people mentioned include: Patenburg Massacre…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… of wood and were filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt &c." He noted that in November 1865, the building was raised five or six…"

My Maine Stories

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Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery