Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"This green space became known as Meeting House Park. (And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Museum and WCTU ArchivesMaine Historical Society Union Leaflets: Cider as an Alcoholic Drink W.C.T.U., ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Cleveland in December of 1874. Sons of Temperance certificate for John Gunnelsen…"

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

"… streets, the tavern served as courtroom and a meeting place for rebels. Running a licensed house was one of the few trades open to women and the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… good, dear papa, stop drinking, farewell! Till we meet on that golden shore." X Dr. Bolus and his Patients Merriam, Moore & Co."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"… debt Marcellus Emery Bill Bartlett Bangor Union Womens' fashion Pro Andrew Johnson meeting Spencer A."

Bangor Historical Society

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Ellsworth Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club) Association, was established and its rules required each member to keep ready at…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"With the northern-most coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls. On an early settler map of the area, this section was…"

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

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

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Kemp, a former enslaved person, escaped to Union lines early in the War. A year after Kemp's arrival, the Howards located Kemp's wife and two young…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to be allowed to settle between the Penobscot and Union Rivers. The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"And enters the union as 23rd state on March 15. • Road to East Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Caribou Public Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… of the war's end capture the excitement of the Union victory, the actions of Union supporters to make Confederate supporters fly the Stars and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In 2009 SAD 21 joined with Regional School Union #10 with six more towns. The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"During the Civil War, A.C. also served in the Union Navy as a Capt on the revenue cutter USS Delaware patrolling the Potomac River."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… the Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee attended law school at Union University at Albany, N.Y.; he graduated in 1875. After his law degree, he built his hardware and tin shop in…"