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Brown Thurston’S Year: Portland, Maine, 1855, Allyn Storer
Brown Thurston’S Year: Portland, Maine, 1855, Allyn Storer
Maine History
This article discusses the diaries of Portland resident, Brown Thurston, as a source for understanding the day-to-day life of an 'ordinary' person of the 19th century.
The Union Soldier Meets The Freedman, John R. Sellers
The Union Soldier Meets The Freedman, John R. Sellers
Maine History
This article documents the treatment of Freedman by the Union Army.
Men And Women In Northern New England During The Era Of The Civil War, Jacqueline Jones
Men And Women In Northern New England During The Era Of The Civil War, Jacqueline Jones
Maine History
The article is a review of the lives of three people in the years after the Civil War. One a army veteran, one a woman who chose to go south to teach the children of the freed slaves, and finally, a members of a family which had immigrated to Maine from Quebec after the war.