Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… Historical Society Certificate of Sons of Temperance Hallowell, 1848 Collections of Maine Historical Society Throughout Maine the temperance…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"… of a father, mother, and their son are tempered by the affectionate holding of hands by father and son and the boy’s Napoleonic pose of his other…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"Much of his time was spent engaged in the West Indies trade. His brother Joseph was part owner of a Portland distillery."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the Maine Temperance Union, and the Christian Civic League were all pro-Temperance organizations…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Mr. Park was an active temperance worker and an able correspondent of the local papers. An excerpt from his diary reads: I packed my goods, loaded…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… man, and Republican, also wrote that during temperance years, Hayford imported alcohol and provided it to "Irish men & women in open defiance of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 108-128

"Martin's Republican and temperance views are clear as are the ways in which those views lead him to rail against "rum sellers," the Irish, and any…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 47-90

"Martin also writes profiles and provides photos of: Samuel R. Yeaton Charles L. Marston Mark W. Dresser John F. Wellington Charles C."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… under owner Colonel Fred Dow (son of infamous Temperance advocate, Neal Dow), but starting with Guy Gannett’s ownership in 1925, the Evening…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… stage coach business, gardening for Hinkley, the temperance movement and his desire to stop selling liquor, and his continued interest in dancing."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"Polk Temperance Davis Verrill Moses Averill Williard Delano Ellen Benson Ham & Carys Bake House Gold Rush Asa Davis"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"Women of the community were determined that women who were widowed by such events would not be abandoned."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… The water surrounding Islesboro makes for a more temperate climate than that of the mainland, usually several degrees cooler in the summer and…"