Keywords: homesickness
Item 79809
Letter to Sarah Tarbox from cousin Warren Brown, 1848
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1848-06-20 Location: Westport; Chepachet; Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper
Item 9531
Letter from Samuel Gilman to his wife, Sept. 2, 1849
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849-09-02 Location: Bangor; Bangor; Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
Exhibit
John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry
John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2
"… Chicago, but came back to Orono due to his wife’s homesickness. Shep’s family now permanently lived in Orono, Maine."
Story
It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture
I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician
