Keywords: Rejection
Item 100335
William Dean Howells' letter to Eunice Sewall, Boston, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-09-08 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 74506
Rejection of bill for straw for 12th Maine, Washington, D.C., 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-11-21 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 111491
Isaacson residence floor plan and presentation drawing, Lewiston, 1960
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960 Location: Lewiston Client: Philip Isaacson Architect: F. Frederick Bruck; F. Frederick Bruck, Architect
Exhibit
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset generated electricity from 1972 until 1996. Activists concerned about the plant's safety led three unsuccessful referendum campaigns in the 1980s to shut it down.
Exhibit
Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
Site Page
"In their squabbles with rival companies, they rejected what was by then a longstanding custom of rooting Anglo title in Native land rights, arguing…"
Site Page
"… mobilized, especially in the US Senate, to reject the proposal, although it had other more pro-American dimensions."
Story
Bob Hodge:A rocky road to become Biddeford school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The son of immigrants, Bob's hard work and determination leads to a life of community service.
Story
Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
