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Guarnerius style Violin, 1911

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… Hansen Bruns (1863-1910) left Denmark to avoid conscription into the army. He was nineteen years old when he arrived in Portland in 1883."

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… were in the army, either voluntarily or conscription. A part of the female portion still remained, but the greater part had gone to Richmond. A…"

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… and records show that several island men were conscripted into the British army against their will."