Maine Memory Network

Peace announcement, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1815 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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E.B. White letter to Katharine Pierce, 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Media: Ink on paper

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Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818

The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Those settlers quickly discovered the ease of providing food, shelter, and clothing for their families."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"There was a peace treaty with the Indians the next year, but the settlers were aware that an outbreak of hostilities could occur at any moment."

Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.

Wampum Belts
by Donald Soctomah

My great grandfather was a wampum keeper