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Historical Items

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Item 1139

Chamberlain holiday proclamation, Augusta, 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867-04-04 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

Item 100486

Proclamation for a Day of Public Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer, Augusta, 1862

Contributed by: Janet Gill through Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-04-10 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81014

Rebecca Usher to sister on hospital needs, Pennsylvania, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Chester; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

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Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"He is said to have lived an exemplary life thereafter, but his marriage had not survived and his family had suffered humiliation."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Days of “humiliation, fasting and prayer” were often practiced by the church members. He was with the parishioners through difficult times when there…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The citizens of Bangor surrendered in humiliation to the British and promised obedience. The British spared the buildings, but made themselves…"

My Maine Stories

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Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.

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My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)

The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.