Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… & Saco Report on cotton for prison, New Orleans, 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from the Southern States then…"

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.

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… by the Numbers.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National WWII Museum | New Orleans…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… made his fortune operating luxury hotels in New Orleans during the 2nd half of the 19th century. A major part of an hotelier's job was to maintain…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… and eight shiploads of paving stones for New Orleans. Carrying stone over water was sometimes perilous: stone sloops sank more readily than the…"

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

"… she and James Greenleaf lived for a time in New Orleans, and later built a home near her brother Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge."