(1815-1864), a U.S. Representative born in Beverly, Massachusetts on February 11, 1815, was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1834. He studied law at the Cambridge Law School, was admitted to the Cumberland bar in 1837, and commenced practice in Portland. Appleton engaged in editorial work on the Eastern Argus and became editor in 1838. Register…
Outline of a Building at Pemaquid (2001) The views above represent products of historic archaeology, showing outlines of buildings in the early years of the Pemaquid settlement. The views of digs at shell middens…
is named for Samuel Appleton, an early settler (1770’s), and has frontage on Sennebec Pond. The Medomak Valley Grange is on Rt. 105 south of Burkettville village.
rises in the northwestern corner of the state, enters New Hampshire at Errol, then crosses back in the Oxford County town of Gilead. It then heads north at Bethel to Hanover then Rumford and Mexico before turning south to Livermore Falls and the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, soon to join the Kennebec River in…
Political party platforms during the past 100+ years track the changing values and goals of Maine people. Major themes include the role of government, conflicts between labor and business, efforts at spurring economic development sometimes restrained by the emerging concern over environmental degradation.
INDIAN TERRITORIES CHAPTER 601 MAINE INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT (To Indian Lands Claims article.) 30 § 6201. Short title INDIAN TERRITORIES CHAPTER 601 MAINE INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 30 § 6201. Short title This Act shall be known and may be cited as “AN ACT to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement.” [1979, c. 732, §§ 1,…
We, the members of the Maine Democratic Party in convention assembled this sixteenth day of May, 1964, do hereby adopt our 1964 Platform. Maine needs a program for progress and the leadership to carry out such a program. We believe the Democratic Party can meet both needs. This is our program for such action. It…
CHALLENGES FOR MAINE The 1962 Platform of the Maine Democratic Party PREAMBLE—— A responsible political party is more than a vehicle for political power or for the ambitions of an individual; it is an instrument for service. Such a party has an obligation to present a meaningful platform and qualified individuals who will support that…
We, the Democratic Party of Maine, invigorated by the confidence reposed in us by the people of Maine in recent elections, reaffirm our dedication to the service of our fellow-citizens. We pledge continuing effort to ensure for all the people of our beloved state the opportunity to work and strive, with promise of success, towards…
We, the Democratic Party of Maine, have undertaker exhaustive survey and analysis of the goals which the people of Maine seek to achieve and of the problems they confront in their strivings towards these ideals. We are proud of our record which demonstrates that the major portion of our last platform has already been realized.…
This platform is the result of the free discussion of State problems by hundreds of people from every corner of Maine. It reflects their thoughtful concern with our human and economic resources, and their proposals for governmental reforms to conserve and to develop these resources in the interests of the common good. It salutes the…
An INVITATION to BETTER GOVERNMENT ______ 1954 Platform of The Democratic Party of Maine ______ We, the Democratic Party of Maine, in state convention assembled this twenty-seventh day of March, 1954, do hereby adopt the following platform with these as our aims: 1. To strengthen our Party so that it may give effective leadership to…
We, the Democratic Party of Maine, in state convention assembled this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1952, do hereby recommend to the people of Maine, the following platform, which shall control our administration of the affairs of this State in the event such administration shall be entrusted to our care. PLATFORM: First, our first…
Lewiston, March 25. We, the Democratic Party of Maine, in state convention assembled this 25th day of March, A. D. 1950, do hereby recommend to the people of Maine, the following platform, which shall control our administration of the affairs of this state in the event such administration shall be entrusted to our care. Platform:…
Augusta, April 10. (AP) ─ A 12-point platform calling for benefits for teachers, labor and the veteran was prepared by the Resolutions Committee today for the Democratic State Convention. It demanded defeat in referendum of the Barlow Bill to outlaw closed and union shop and jurisdictional and sympathy strikes. Another plank said that health and…
The prompt adoption of legislation by national and state governments of a plan for our veterans for their rehabilitation is strongly urged by the Democratic Party. Congress already has made provisions for occupational and educational placement. Many suggestions have been advanced by civic leaders and several veterans’ organizations for properly taking care of the needs…
THE DEMOCRATS OF MAINE IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED ADOPT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ISSUE, PROGRESSIVE AGAINST CONSERVATIVE We have a two party system. Basically the issue between the parties is liberal thought and policies as against conservative thought and policies. Progressive are represented by the Democratic Party, conservatives by the Republican Party. The Democrats as…
The Democrats of Maine in convention assembled adopted the following platform: Under the Divine guidance of Almighty God, we pledge our all to this Country’s united war effort in whatever task is our own. We pledge our allegiance to the world leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and urge upon Congress to provide for all…
We highly commend to the people of the State of Maine the humanitarian laws enacted by the national Democratic administration, such as the social security wage and hours bill and the federal deposit insurance law, as those laws guarantee security to the aged, restore confidence in our banking, and the youth of our country can…
To the people Maine we heartily commend the splendid objectives of that great humanitarian, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Administration, which has so greatly benefited every city, town, and hamlet in our State. In 1932 at a time when the country was suffering from the most severe economic condition in history, our party elected…