Keywords: July 4, 1919
Item 9625
Tank, July 4th parade, Houlton, 1919
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1919-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 9627
Soldiers at WWI victory celebration, Houlton, July 4, 1919
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1917-07-04 Location: Houlton; Houlton; Houlton Media: Photographic print
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
Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford
"… Falls Times, August, 4, 1923 Rumford Falls Times, July 20, 1988 Poem by John McInnis Rumford Falls Times, November 29, 1929 Lewiston Sun Journal…"
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"… 3,363 1911 • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 -- Visit the Centennial Exhibit 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies, vaudeville, summer…"
