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Historical Items

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Local National Guard Engineers leaving for WWII, Norway, 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

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Thomas McPhail's World War I tunic, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Thomaston Media: Wool, cotton, burlap, metal

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Thomas McPhail portrait in WWI uniform, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Thomaston; Rockland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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Fallen Heroes: Last of the Jewish WWII Veterans

Listen to recordings from the last of the World War II Jewish veterans.

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Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"One man, Wilbur McKeown, a 2nd Class Petty Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"1st ed. Vol. 2. Falmouth Foreside, 1983. Print. Hawkins, Alan H., ed. Mattanawcook Observer. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Falmouth Foreside, 1984. Print."

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Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"207-14. Print. Mattanawcook Observer. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Alan Hawkins, 1982. Mattanawcook Observer. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Alan Hawkins, 1982. 71-75. Print."

My Maine Stories

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Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano

Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

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Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne

Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII