Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the courthouse."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote, "Co B State guard black pants blue Broad cloth frock coat & a United States cap J R Richr Capt R L Morrison Lieut." View additional…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Blue tokens were for canned goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… Martin wrote that the band uniforms were "blue broadcloth long frock coat & pants cap about way between a navy and a fighting man pants trimmed…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… homestead passed to her three children under the laws of intestacy. Phebe in Her Old Age Phebe wears a black coat in the only photograph we…"

Porter Memorial Library

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Elizabeth Palmer Peabody -- Hallowell Blue Stocking. Benjamin Vaughan wanted the females in his family to be well informed and exposed to liberal…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… made a flagpole, and raised the red, white and blue colors of their club, called the Champlain Society after Samuel de Champlain."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"1920Guilford Historical Society Porcelain Blue Vase with picture of Guilford High School, ca. 1920Guilford Historical Society Unfortunately…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Jane and her mother settled on the north side of Blue Point near the mouth of Mill Creek. Jane’s fireplace with its blackened hearthstone could be…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Can you imagine? Blue Ledge on the Sandy River, Strong, ca. 1905Strong Historical Society Many people used to rely on hunting, fishing, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Blue and Grey turned into Navy Blue & Gold and Farmington students became Cougars. Farmington High School, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In the distance, Mt. Blue stands as a sentinel overlooking Farmington. Clay left behind from the silt of the rising and ebbing river waters allowed…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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