Keywords: Sausage
Item 14963
Louisa T. Babb, Portland, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-07-16 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 15454
Esther Coffin, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative
Item 32466
Assessor's Record, 315 Auburn Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: C F Cooke Use: Sausage Factory
Item 78303
10-14 Union Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Schonland Brothers Use: Factory - Sausage
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Exhibit
War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
