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.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth 1850s shipyardBrick Store Museum Shipbuilding In 1812, the area that later became…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

""Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary Text by Candace Kanes Illustrations from Maine…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

""Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary In May 1826, Anna Martin married Solomon Raynes and began…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"… journal, but did so because it was important to representing the past. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Skowhegan History House

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"married the daughter of Simeon Stetson, who represented Hampden on the Maine Constitution Committee."

United Society of Shakers

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… the Perkins-Witherle House in Castine, the McCobb House of 1806 in Phippsburg (now the Spite House in Rockport), and the Bourne House of 1825 in…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"Lucia shared ownership of the house with Zilphah and Anne, and was devoted to her family. Because of Zilpah Longfellow's fragile health, Aunt Lucia…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies of paintings of Joseph Leland of Saco and Ezekiel Day of Portland."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"House of Representatives. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1854, he gained a national reputation for his opposition to slavery and his expertise in…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented in the Society’s early outdoor photographs, as reflected in street scenes in South Paris…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Another man that was from Lincoln and part of the Civil War was Benjamin Browne Foster. He practiced law in Lincoln from 1858 until the Civil War…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In many ways, this intersection represented the trends of Bath, as the city, state, and country grew."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Biddeford was well-represented in various industries, including ice harvesting and granite quarrying."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"X In 2000, a group of volunteers and representatives from town, state and federal commissions and agencies organized as the Friends of Scarborough…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… of the rise and decline of its Main Street is representative of the ways in which island life has evolved."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Thomas C. Hubka, University Press of New England, 1984 Eastern Argus, May 31-June 3, 1861 Charlotte Lawrence, 1908-2003 X Members of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"The three women noted were Irene Kent representing Atlantic, Avis Norwood from Minturn, and Velma Holmes from Swan’s Island."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"The Islanders at Play Exhibit represents this "simplicity of free time" used by our ancestors and enjoyed by present day Swan’s Islanders."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Rufus represented New York in the United States Senate; and as a senator, worked on the Missouri Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union…"