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Historical Items

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Item 13886

Ladies Aid Picnic, Houlton, 1906

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1906-07-26 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 70818

Ladies Aid meeting, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 6397

Ladies Aid quilt, Church of the Messiah, Portland, 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: Portland Media: Fabric and ink

Online Exhibits

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Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

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Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Ladies Aid meeting, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society The Redmen and their sister organization, the Degree of Pocahontas, used…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… Circle of Industry”—later called the LadiesAid Society. The fine tone of the bell is accounted for by the fact that a Mr."

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"This building has been known as Rite Aid since 2000. The building that was there before was razed to make way for the new store."