Keywords: draft
Item 103105
Selective Service Draft Law registration poster, 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917
Item 99277
William H. Jackson letter requesting employee exemption from Civil War draft, 1862
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-09-02 Location: Windham; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 52979
2-82 Fore Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Company Use: Drafting Room
Item 109422
Drafting Table for John Calvin Stevens II, 1959-1962
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1959–1962 Client: John Calvin Stevens II Architect: John Calvin Stevens II
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
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items
… Society During the Civil War the Union drafted citizens into the military forces. If the draftee was influential or wealthy and could find a…
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials
Dr. William R. Horner for proofreading draft text and providing needed edits. Jennifer Judd-McGee for her patience, proofreading draft text and…
Story
The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley
Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine
Story
Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption
