Keywords: Wardwell Home-
Item 28729
Benefit party for the Wardwell Home, Saco, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
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Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses
Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership
"… Sons of Temperance Attributed to George Jefferds Wardwell (1826-after 1894), ca. 1840-1850 Painted cotton Collections of the Rumford Historical…"
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