Keywords: sale of liquor
Item 27168
Old North Church, Thomaston, ca. 1871
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph
Item 16094
Temperance post card, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"Laws intended to stop the sale and use of liquor were often ignored. Officers would sometimes conduct raids but keep the liquor."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - City Marshals
"Luther F. Gray, City Marshall, Hallowell, 1931Hubbard Free Library This is a photo of Luther Gray, who was born in 1871 and died in 1949."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
