Maine Memory Network

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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression

"… into groups and were assigned to interview and capture the memories of someone who had lived in Thomaston during The Great Depression."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"… Driscoll Cornelius Driscoll Jefferson Davis capture Return of troops National debt Marcellus Emery Bill Bartlett Bangor Union Womens' fashion Pro…"

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"On April 3rd, the Union celebrated the capture of the Confederate capital, Richmond. The Union and Journal published the following message on April…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Gannett harnessed the new technology to capture major events and scenes throughout Maine. Geographic features, natural disasters, and celebrations…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"That was a safe capture. But at the same time, Shaffer, who had been waiting on the sidewalk just outside Dakins, pulled out two pistols and opened…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"During its capture, he was wounded while storming the shore battery near the town. He returned to the Naval Academy in January 1848 and graduated as…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Here we attempt to capture some of the town's core stories before they are lost in time. The Strong MCHP Team invites you to relive and revisit some…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… New York Glassblowers exhibition Fort Sumter Capture of Richmond, Petersburg Lee's surrender Bangor victory "parade" Gorham L. Boynton Israel B."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"The brick building is captured in a drawing done by John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated a journal…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced to retreat with the majority of its army still intact. P.H."

Stanley Museum

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… by the Scamman family of Saco when they were captured by Indians in 1697. When the family returned home after almost a year, their home was intact…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"George Varney, Bangor, 1861 George Varney, a Bangor resident. was captured and imprisoned at Libby Prison.Bangor Historical Society Colonel George…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Captured logs and buildings on rafts belong to the Hallowell Steam and Boom Company. The Hallowell Cotton Mill can be seen in the background."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… President McArthur Public Library Sally captures the action during the Museum in the Streets tour X "It's been really fun working with the…"

Porter Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… as they are today, and their owners sought to capture their images by the newly discovered means of photography."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… and her informal pose in a large Victorian chair capture the spirit of childhood in an ambrotype made about 1858."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"1845Maine Historical Society This ambrotype captures a sunny winter day on Middle Street in Portland during the 1850s."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"The collective term attempts to capture the full array of items within the permanent collection. Hannah P. Adams' embroidered dress, Belfast, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… entry of August 31, 1812 records her most famous capture, the brig Dianna loaded with 212 puncheons of rum."