Search Results

Keywords: rum

Historical Items

View All Showing 2 of 33 Showing 3 of 33

Item 135730

Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Item 135767

Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 29327

Confession letter from Dolly Fisher, Blue Hill, 1830

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: 1830 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

  view a full transcription

Online Exhibits

View All Showing 2 of 9 Showing 3 of 9

Exhibit

Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s

Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.

Exhibit

John Hancock's Relation to Maine

The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.

Exhibit

The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

Site Pages

View All Showing 2 of 49 Showing 3 of 49

Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Daveis Benevolent Fund. Rum, Riot, and Reform: Maine and the History of American Drinking Curators: Bill Barry Nan Cumming Design: Nan Cumming Mark…"

Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"Sturdivant. He told Sturdivant, "I have been a rum-seller and a rum-drinker, and have brought my wife and children into trouble and poverty, and I do…"

Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"See complete Rum, Riot, and Reform Exhibition Printed Catalog . Introduction Mention the topic of alcohol reform in America and two semi-comical…"

My Maine Stories

View All Showing 1 of 1 Showing 1 of 1

Story

Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein

How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery