Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… of disease, not enough food or adequate medical care. Horton reported regularly suffering from diarrhea and dehydration."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 1 of 3

"The furniture is handcrafted carefully. Davis Brother’s has 6,000 square feet of show rooms and also two warehouses."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Works Cited Bailey, May Edwards. History of Trans Alpine The Southernmost Part of the Town Lincoln, Maine Beyond the Alps."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Soldier's Monument X "How did the Civil war impact your life? Your future? Or future as a town?" The Civil War impacted my life because, when I…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… care packages and letters to Biddeford and Saco Soldiers. On behalf of the women of Biddeford, the Union and Journal published the following…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… she also served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan. She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"The situation could be just as bad for disabled soldiers who made it back. In March of 1869, veteran Jacob Lunt wrote to the Overseers of the Poor…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… several antiquated documents, and learned how to carefully handle and photograph historical objects."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… his wife not to worry about him and to take good care of herself and Mabel, his daughter. 1910 Sagadahoc County JudgesPatten Free Library…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"These tips included sharing food with the soldiers, shopping earlier in the day and week, making lists and adding up points before going to the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Regardless of whether they were from New Portland or not, she knit and sent warm socks to the soldiers. Many letters exist today written to Ms."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers and lumbermen were performing soldiers’ duties. Under these difficult circumstances, many families left the coast” and other New England…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"As time went on, funds were donated for its care and the Nordica Homestead became the home of many of Lillian’s gowns and other pieces of memorabilia."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and daily meals), and a city farm in an effort to care for and meet the needs of its citizenry. The city's population, during this trying economic…"