Let's meet some folks from Turner!
 
 
 

Coming and Going, Living and Dying, or Just Getting Along in Turner.

What was it like to go to school in Turner  - or in any town in Maine 'way back then?
  
As we  have seen, most inhabitants of Turner were farmers.

At times, certain industries thrived in Turner.
 
 
 
 

 
Caring For and Caring about Others.
 
 
 
 

What Did You Do In the War, Granddaddy?

Luther Cary, Boy Soldier, Doctor, Farmer and Judge
Eugene Hale, U.S. Senator
Solon P. Chase and "Them Steers" (Coming Soon!)
 

Find out more about all the inhabitants of Turner in the Nineteenth Century. 
 

Could you have made the grade?
 

Let's take a closer look at agriculture in this town. (Coming Soon!)
 

You may have already noticed the different occupations of the inhabitants by examining the census material in another section of this page or seen where some of the mills and factories were located by studying the county atlas map. To look at them again, and to find other material about industry in Turner, go here.  (Coming soon)
 

How were the poor, the homeless and the mentally ill treated in Maine in the Nineteenth Century? How did they get along in Turner? How did people in Turner feel about the great social issues of the day?  Click here to find out more. (Coming Soon)
 

Here you'll find out how the Civil War affected not only the boys from Turner who went off to war, but its civilian population as well.