Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… probably dates from the 1860 presidential election in which Hamlin was the Republican nominee for vice president."

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

"… that he had read Abraham Lincoln had won the election for president. Laura Horton's application for an "Increase in Widow's Pension" X His…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"A.P. Kelsey, the first principal, declined re-election to his position at the beginning of the second academic year, as he accepted a professorship…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… on North Yarmouth’s Board of Selectmen and was elected to represent North Yarmouth in the Maine State Legislature in 1895 and 1896."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"1860 While the picture is dated circa 1860, the Center Meetinghouse was actually built in 1803 for the purpose of space sharing for various religious…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By the time of the national presidential election of 1860, the abolition of slavery had become a major issue for the newly formed Republican Party."