Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Paul Revere bell was eventually added to the belfry in 1861. This bell used to be in the North Church belfry on High Street until it was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"It lasted from 1861 to 1865, and because of it, much changed. Some island men went into the infantry or Navy."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"1861: N. pag. Maine Memory Network. 2011. Maine Historical Society. 10 Apr. 2011 <http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?In=34172 Mercantile."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Jeffry, William H. Richmond Prison 1861-1862. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Republican Press, 1893. Narrative of Privations And Sufferings of United…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"This was no easy thing. From 1861-65 Biddeford faced economic and social hardships which would take years to overcome, in addition to an ever…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"The Civil War (1861-1865) also encouraged both the growth of the medical profession in the United States and the government’s investment in it for…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"Vice President (1861-1865), Hannibal Hamlin, world renowned author Stephen King, Major League baseball player Mike Bordick, and NASCAR driver Ricky…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"When war broke out between the states in 1861, the first company of Biddeford volunteers left that May."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Around 1861 the first two schooners specially equipped for carrying ice, were loaded in the Saco River with ice cut during the long winter and sent…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He formed a partnership with his brother, in 1861, to publish papers for this system. During this time, he became friends with another newsboy about…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… Curator, Bangor Historical Society On April 15, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the militia of the United States."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"By 1861, inhabitants found it more efficient to work as one, and combined under the name Skowhegan, a tribute to early inhabitants of the area."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… the receipts of the office were small indeed In 1861 Cornelius Wasgatt was appointed postmaster after which the mails were carried much more…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"19, 1860. One son, Arthur, was born in 1861. Timothy Belcher died in 1890, and is buried in a private cemetery in Farmington with his parents."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Occupational Photography Captain Lewis Mitchell, Portland, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"Landscape Photography Landscape Photography Slideshow Click on image for full slideshow Dotting the landscape of mid-nineteenth century Maine…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Landscape Photography Connor and Hathorn Building, Pittsfield, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Famous People Hannibal Hamlin, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Hannibal Hamlin This ambrotype of Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) probably dates…"