Keywords: General Accounting Office
Item 31272
Reward for Shep Hurd, Bangor, December 14, 1938
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1938-12-14 Location: Bangor; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 88011
Chase Store, Post Office, Baring, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Baring Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"on the back. Also recorded this account in town records so future generations would know the history of the stone."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2
"But 1934’s account required a separate 28 page publication. Blizzard, Lubec, 1934 Lubec Historical Society"
Story
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
