Maine Memory Network

Putnam payment for conscription substitute, Houlton, 1864

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1864-05-04 Location: Houlton Media: Paper

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Feeley substitute for conscription, Bangor, 1863

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1863-09-03 Location: Bangor; Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

Indians, Furs, and Economics

When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"For example, the free substitution rule went into effect in 1941, proving to be the salvation of college football."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… State bounty paid to volunteers, drafted men, substitutes, and all other recruits for the army and navy, between April 12, 1861, and December 31…"

Two-minute Tale of the Pandemic
by Nancy Creighton Collins

What everyday life was like during the beginning of the pandemic.

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima