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Historical Items

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Item 82279

Alcohol use permit for Dr. Giguère, Lewiston, 1922

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1922 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20135

Anti-alcohol broadside, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101697

Gin recipe, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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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.

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Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

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Father Rasles, the Indians and the English

Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"… recognized from the earliest period, the use of alcoholic beverages has, at the same time, always found deep acceptance in our culture."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"More subtle forms of alcohol abuse in the community, however, were left largely unaddressed. For this reason, at least one 19th-century critic…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"… and eventually the Nation's prohibition of alcohol. Read about the issues that framed the temperance debate and establish the framework for this…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous

Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square

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The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley

Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine

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Documenting Portland's Neighborhood Bars
by David Read

Peanut House, Sportsman's Grill and a proposal to document Portland's Neighborhood Bars