Maine Memory Network

Colby College Special Collections

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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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… and the teacher’s salary that only covered a few weeks. Thus the terms were short. As years passed, the Town felt that closing schools in rural…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five weeks round trip. Gould’s brother, Walter, decided to sell his business while business was strong…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops and then went on to Boston using its new ship appropriately named…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Maine governor in 1857 but left after just six weeks to return to the U.S. Senate. What could be considered his greatest accomplishment was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"He was paid $6 a week, which included the board for his horse. It seems that he was principal for less than a year, for one Elias Upton was…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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