Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… it to "Irish men & women in open defiance of the Maine law." He further charged that Hayford provided housing for "bad women." View additional…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… most notable act as Governor was to sign the "Maine Law"-An Act for the Suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling Shops-the state's first…"

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

"… Memorial Library Legal Settlement Maine law in 1821 spelled out the conditions of legal settlement for its residents."

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.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Under a Maine law of 1887 children under the age of 12 could not work in manufacturing establishments. Canneries were the exception."