Keywords: Social Security
Item 103828
Postal carriers distribute pension application blanks, Portland, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-24 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 19373
T. H. Phair residence, Presque Isle, 1895
Contributed by: Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: 1895 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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
Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building
"Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building X Text by Sebastian and Scott, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from…"
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence
"… the committee consider transitional housing, secured a $20,000 grant from brothers John, Richard and Charles Gendron to finance a study."
Story
The System Doesn't Care about Rehabilitation
by Robert Fogg
Robert describes periods of incarceration from a young age to the present.
Story
Don Bisson - Living his convictions
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Returning after a career in New York City, Don has dedicated his life to addressing food insecurity.
