Keywords: Married couples
Item 8722
Picnic group, Waterford, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print
Item 100265
Noah and Harriet Pillsbury, Scarborough, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 111543
Cottage for Major W. M. Dunn on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1891
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: William McKee Dunn Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
In Canada During the Civil War
One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
"Richmond Bradford on September 3, 1829. The couple and their family lived in Turner, and eventually moved to Auburn."
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History
"After a couple of years her mother remarried to Mr. Lund. When Annie got married to Hjelmer Landeen she was 18 and he was 28."
Story
The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto
Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Story
My Mom was a nurse in the 8055 MASH, Korea
by Pat MacPherson
I’m so proud of my mother and the thousands of Army & Navy nurses who served in WWII & Korea
