Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"During the Civil War, A.C. also served in the Union Navy as a Capt on the revenue cutter USS Delaware patrolling the Potomac River."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Merrill, a Civil War veteran, recalled the days when Scarborough was a well-known shipbuilding center."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… room: the assassination of President Kennedy; the civil rights movement; the equal rights movement for women; Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon…"

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

"Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings based on his sketches."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A monument honoring Lubec’s Civil War veterans, as well as those of subsequent wars, was dedicated on September 20, 1904."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"

Maine State Museum

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Westport Island History Committee

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A World War II Honor Roll stood on the grounds of the library for a time, but burned and was not replaced."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated 1907 • American Can Co."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… would have been supporting the efforts of the Civil War, probably an expensive venture. There is also a large rock that one of the cables 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.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… government money stimulated industry, and the Civil War increased fish prices. Better fishing practices were also adopted; around 1871 the hook and…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… studies classes contributed to the John Horton Civil War exhibit. The Bay School . The mission of The Bay School, rooted in the Waldorf tradition…"

Skowhegan History House

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Co., who had donated the land to the town for the Civil War Soldiers’ monument. Click on the photo below then zoom in left center and see her…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The Civil War shut down southern markets for fish and ice and insurance rates skyrocketed from Confederate predation on Yankee trading vessels."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… where 44-46 Black Point Road is today. During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"She was a great champion for civil rights and freedom of expression, and had a keen interest in Eastern religions."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."