Keywords: Washington, D.C.
Item 5263
U.S. Hospital, Georgetown, D.C., ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Washington Media: Engraving
Item 80474
William S. Cohen in Washington D.C., ca. 1980
Contributed by: Raymond H. Fogler Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Washington Media: Photographic print
Item 151441
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
Item 151546
Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth
Exhibit
Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans
Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women
"… she worked as a government clerk in Washington, D.C. In 1865 Elizabeth married Elijah M. Allen. A collection of her poetry, entitled simply, Poems…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"He was listed as “sick” in Washington D.C. from April 1863 to June 15, 1864. He married Hannah Alma “Anna” Holley in 1871."
Story
Participating in the 2017 Women’s March on Washington
by Sarah Gaba
Participating in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., 2017
Story
I was a regional volunteer coordinator for the Women’s March
by Erica McNally
Erica McNally's experiences in Washington at the Women's March, 2017
