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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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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.

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the promise of “gorgeous fireworks!” in advertisements that also included band concerts and…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… bakes at the ferry terminal as part of the Fourth of July celebrations. Islanders would make a point of having a lobster meal as part of their 4th…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"As the most populated city in the area, Presque Isle plays a pivotal role in the lives of the region’s residents and continues to be the HUB of…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"There was also a decrease in the popular Fourth of July prank of tipping over outhouses, although many other practical jokes survived the new…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"On July 2nd they defended "Devil's Den" near Gettysburg from an onslaught of Confederate soldiers from the Forty-fourth and Forty-eighth Alabama…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"The Fourth Regiment would not see any action for the next seven months. They were, like the rest of the U."

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"At the time Roosevelt was in his fourth of five terms as U.S. Representative (D) from California’s 26th District."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The Bath City Hall is an important piece of Bath's history because it's a memorial for Charles Davenport."

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Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962. The fire men were off at a muster when a fire started in a building."

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He lived to be 82 years of age, dying on July fourth, 1809 in Bangor, Maine. Hamlin was well-respected in the world of politics and had become very…"