Keywords: Horatio Small
Item 7569
Maine General Hospital medical staff, Portland, ca. 1874
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1874 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 20596
Park and Congress streets, Portland, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Site Page
The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"Lura A. Hamilton, wife of Horatio Hamilton, was the librarian, and the library held 1,800 volumes. By 1909, the Hamiltons had started selling ice…"
