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Item 20168
Title: Peace announcement, 1815
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1815
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
Item 36120
Title: E.B. White letter to Katharine Pierce, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1947-01-16
Media: Ink on paper
Item 16971
Title: William Ladd residence, Minot, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1898
Location: Minot
Media: Oil on canvas
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People have advocated for peace -- as well as participating in the nation's and state's wars -- for centuries. The voices for peace are as varied as a Christian-inspired man in the early 19th century to a young girl in the late 20th century.
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William Ladd, the Apostle of Peace
William Ladd of Minot, a former ship captain and cotton farmer, wanted to abolish slavery, believed in temperance and other causes, but even more passionately, he wanted nations to agree to international peace. He was the founder of the American Peace Society in 1828.
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In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.