Keywords: Relief Work
Item 8853
Women's Relief Corps, Garland, 1907
Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print
Item 23259
War Relief Fundraiser, Biddeford, 1917
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1917 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees
While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor
"Relief for non-residents usually resulted in the Overseers requesting reimbursement from the municipality where the person needing relief held legal…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3
"Veterans provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans. Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for…"
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
