Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"Women and men who remained home started a Soldier Relief Society, and supplies were sent to sick and infirmed Soldiers on the frontlines."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… to war come back, the citizens of the town feel relief because they came back home safely. Frederick A."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… my last entry, but I found the need to report the relief that is in everybody’s heart. Clark Campbell has bought the mill back! He has promised…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Relief for non-residents usually resulted in the Overseers requesting reimbursement from the municipality where the person needing relief held legal…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Veterans provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans. Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… In Biddeford, like the rest of urban Maine, the relief of growing ethnic and cultural tensions finally came about at the onset of World War II and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"… began in 1935 with funding from the Emergency Relief Administration. In 1941, the E. Milton Grant Community Pool and Playground was officially…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"It was also used for housing relief for a shortage caused by the military moving into the area. The hotel consisted of forty-six units, mostly for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… to reform criminals by “cutting off hope of relief during the term sentenced” in accommodations furnished with the barest of necessities."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"On that fence are reliefs depicting baseball and football players. The field has hosted many, many baseball games, plus track meets, football games…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… families that received some sort of city/state relief grew from 200 in 1929 to a height of 700 in 1938."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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