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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Each municipality had its Overseers of the Poor board, and the board was responsible for relieving and supporting all poor and indigent persons…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"Poor Farm City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In a Mayor's Address from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Exhibits

"… Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties Representative Industries of Cumberland…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

""Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910North Yarmouth Historical Society Main…"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland Records of The Second social Library In North Yarmouth, 1793Prince Memorial Library…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Our Shared History Cumberland Congregational ChurchCumberland Historical Society Succession of Secession Role of the Church Parishes In…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Our Shared History Separate yet Similar Riverside Farm, North YarmouthNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Agricultural Roots By the midpoint in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"Our Shared History Map of North Yarmouth, 1687Maine Historical Society From One Town, Many: Ancient North Yarmouth We are now two separate…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"Our Shared History Schools: A Community Value Dunn School studentsNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Education of our young people has always…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"Welcome X Welcome to Cumberland and North Yarmouth’s website – we’re glad you found us! Ancient North Yarmouth, the original 1680 plantation in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History Down The Lane to Skyline Farm Photo by Diana Logan X Skyline Farm is a community-based non-profit…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties Maine in 1860 X Population swings Between 1790 and 1860, the population of Maine increased from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Resources and Links Click here to see the images uploaded by the Cumberland Historical Society. Click here to see the images uploaded by the North…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"About the Team The Cumberland-North Yarmouth project is perhaps somewhat unconventional among Maine Community Heritage Projects in that our…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution Site of library before constructionPrince Memorial Library Annie L."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Brothers of the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Setting the Scene On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"In the 1861-62 Annual Report, the Overseer of the Poor stated that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"In the 1861-62 Annual Report, the Overseer of the Poor stated that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be…"

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"This design has a combination of hip and gable roofs. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ The Poor Farm."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"… Church was erected in 1886 and because of poor attendance was closed in 1932. The Masonic Temple purchased the property in the late 1930s, and the…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… State Asylum for the Insane in Augusta, and the poor could receive some degree of care in the almshouse. Eye and Ear Infirmary, Portland, ca."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… to educate young children and girls, visit the poor and care for the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as domestic servants…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"Growing up, my mother didn’t have a TV or toys. She grew up poor and moved to seek a new life in the United States of America."