Keywords: 1918
Item 17711
Arthur H. Stanwood, Brunswick, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-08-04 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 8169
Armistice Day, Skowhegan, 1918
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1918-11-11 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 109598
High School Building for Mr. Norman H. Fay, Dexter, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Dexter; Dexter Client: Norman H. Fay Architect: Harry S. Coombs
Item 110040
Stable for W.F. Trask, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Falmouth Client: Wilbur F. Trask Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
Exhibit
WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard
On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy
"None of these facilities, however, proved sufficient to cope with the great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919."
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu
"The global Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 killed between 50 and 100 million people worldwide, far more than the 21 million killed in the much more…"
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
Story
Minik Wallace 1891-1918
by Genevieve LeMoine, The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The life of Minik, an Inuit person from Greenland who grew up in New York City.
Lesson Plan
Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.
Lesson Plan
World War I Sacrifice and Protest
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
