Keywords: government employment
Item 74153
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 102774
Portland Custom House officials under President James Buchanan, ca. 1857
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1857 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print
Exhibit
South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Site Page
"… of the war in 1783 and formation of the federal government efforts were made to control trade in the region. The border between the U.S."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail
"… Avery did become a lawyer with a career in government service. (Inexplicably, both the Yearbook and the Commencement Program reproduce his middle…"
Story
Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
