Maine Memory Network

Wardwell family, Penobscot, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Penobscot Media: Photographic print

Benefit party for the Wardwell Home, Saco, 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses

Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… Sons of Temperance Attributed to George Jefferds Wardwell (1826-after 1894), ca. 1840-1850 Painted cotton Collections of the Rumford Historical…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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