Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"Some were independent, while others linked to national and state movements or organizations. X Youth's Temperance Ribbon Silk Late 19th…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"Groups like the Temperance Watchman of Durham, Maine, one of the first formed in 1848, strove to set a moral example and achieve social control…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Bangor and the Temperance Movement The Temperance Movement was a social movement whose purpose was to ban the consumption and sale of alcoholic…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… positive change emerged from the ranks of the temperance movements—the dramatic and lasting drop in the amount of liquor Americans consumed."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"Temperance and prohibition movements, like the fight to abolish slavery and the struggle for women's suffrage, engaged the nation's full attention."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society/Maine Today Media Coll. 1949; 2005.061.13657 These temperate citizens on a parade review stand in…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"GALLERIES: A Call to Temperance | Temperance Membership | Neal Dow | Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… and Democratic politicians, built a power base on temperance success. Mainers contributed to this national reform through numerous leaders…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Historical Society Francis Murphy gave his first temperance lecture in Portland on April 3, 1870 and soon became a powerful voice."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… culture from the state that led the nations temperance movements. X The Alcoholic Blues , 1919 Broadway Music Corporation Collections of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… under owner Colonel Fred Dow (son of infamous Temperance advocate, Neal Dow), but starting with Guy Gannett’s ownership in 1925, the Evening…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… stage coach business, gardening for Hinkley, the temperance movement and his desire to stop selling liquor, and his continued interest in dancing."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… half of 19th century American history: suffrage, temperance, and abolition. In Bangor, the last two caused considerable debate and some…"