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Rebecca Usher to sister, Quebec, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Three Rivers Media: Ink on paper

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Rebecca Usher on trip to Quebec, 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Location: Hollis; Three Rivers Media: Ink on paper

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15 Quebec Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Almeria Abbott Use: Garage

39 Quebec Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ada E. Mundee Use: Dwelling - Single family

Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan

Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"These men were to get to Quebec by following the Kennebec river upstream. Someone informed George Washington that the only way to travel on the…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… his revolutionary army up the Kennebec River to Quebec City. Because there were no dams at the time, the men and animals had to journey their way…"

Valeda Couture: a mother’s view on immigration of her children
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Quebec farm life and a mother’s experience when 7 of her 12 children move to Biddeford.

Aurore Morin & Huguette Paquette: immigrating to Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The experience of a young mother and her teenage sister making the transition from Quebec to Maine.