Maine Memory Network

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.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"… Portland Evening Express and Press Herald covered crime and disaster vehemently, and often promoted it on the front page of the paper."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"It sought to promote and assist their activities and to promote ethical business dealings. Maine led the eastern U.S."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Jerrard was the commander of the 22nd Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff."

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen MCHP Volunteers in the Classroon and Library

"… Dan West X Teacher Ron Bilancia, volunteers Dan West and Dick Shaw, and students from one of the Cohen School Maine Studies classes. X"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… means “moderation”, avoiding overindulgence, and a balanced and self-disciplined way of dealing with one’s appetites."

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

"Narrative of Privations And Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers While Prisoners of War in the Hands of the Rebel Authorities."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Stearns helped incorporate Maplewood Park, and its original architecture was designed by Olmstead Frederick."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… consign them to perpetual slavery and often to punishment." Enoch Pond Three major social movements mark the first half of 19th century American…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… “People can come from all walks of background and, though education, application and aspirations, accomplish great things.” For example, the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The hospital’s popularity grew as people began to recognize more and more its success with treating an enormous amount of patients."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… new Emergency Department, new rooms for patients and inpatient and outpatient surgical suites. They never actually started the renovation until two…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"We thank the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine Historical Society for this opportunity and look forward to continuing this partnership…"

Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work

"… sources to find information on the floods of 1902 and 1976 and ultimately writing the text for this exhibit."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The brakeman and a passenger were killed, and many others injured. When news reached Bangor, physicians were dispatched to the scene."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Bucksport and Bangor Railroad History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."

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

"Portland, Me., 1903. Print. Stanley, R.H. and Hall, George. Eastern Maine and the Rebellion. Bangor, Me.: R.H. Stanley and Company, 1887. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… Museum had three very special Civil War letters and anticipated future interest and work because of its upcoming 150th anniversary."

Life on a Tidal River - Work on the Civil War Project

"… Dana Lippitt and local historians, Dick Shaw and Ned Smith, researching and/or cataloging primary sources to find information on Bangor and the…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… was encouraged to save one and two point stamps and use five and eight ones instead because grocers couldn't give change in the stores."

Life on a Tidal River - Dress Up Day

"Both Bill Cook of the Bangor Public Library and Dana Lippitt of the Bangor Museum and History Center have brought in a variety of vintage clothing."