Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates from the 1860 presidential election in which Hamlin was the Republican nominee for vice president."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… California, he married Laura Webber on April 19, 1860 in Bluehill. Their only child was a boy named Orrin Horton who was born on June 20, 1863 in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… on the Maine Legislature toward this end, and in 1860 an act was passed that established Normal Departments in eighteen existing academies of the…"

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.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The 1860 Census showed North Yarmouth to have only 209 families; Cumberland’s count was 329. Many of these families depended on farming for their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"1860 While the picture is dated circa 1860, the Center Meetinghouse was actually built in 1803 for the purpose of space sharing for various religious…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… the time of the national presidential election of 1860, the abolition of slavery had become a major issue for the newly formed Republican Party."