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Elizabeth DeWolfe “Great Turnout of 1841-Maine Textile Workers Strike”

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society 505 Main Street, Springvale, ME

Presented by Elizabeth DeWolfe. In 1841, nearly 500 female factory workers walked out of Saco’s York Manufacturing Company and paraded up Main Street, chanting and singing. They gathered in a local church, formed a committee, and sent the factory owner a document articulating their complaints about wages, housing, and paternalistic rules. In this illustrated talk, […]

Maine in the Civil War with Ashley Towle Lecture Series at Sanford Springvale Historical Society

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society 505 Main Street, Springvale, ME

Presented by Ashley Towle. While the experiences of famous men such as Hannibal Hamlin and Joshua Chamberlain are well-known to many, this talk explores the lesser-known stories of white and Black Mainers who influenced the Civil War and Reconstruction. Attendees will learn about Civil War nurses, self-liberating refugees from slavery, idealistic reformers, and an imperiled […]

New England Colonial Meeting Houses Lecture Series @ Sanford Springvale Historical Society

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society 505 Main Street, Springvale, ME

Presented by Paul Wainwright. New England's colonial meetinghouses embody an important yet little-known chapter in American history. Built mostly with tax money, they served as both places of worship and places for town meetings and were the centers of life in colonial New England communities. Using photographs of the few surviving "mint condition" meetinghouses as […]

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