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Item 14347
Title: George Walter Hinckley, the founder of Good Will Homes
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Date: circa 1920
Location: Fairfield
Media: Black and White Photographic Print
Item 14218
Title: Fresh vegetables, Good Will Homes, ca. 1900
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Date: circa 1900
Location: Fairfield
Media: Black and White Print
Item 14235
Title: Norma Fuller and pony, Good Will Homes, 1916
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Date: circa 1916
Location: Fairfield
Media: Photograph
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Exhibits Showing 3 of 42 View All
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Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War
Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.
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Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.
