Keywords: Life Ring
Item 14368
Testing fire net, Bangor, ca. 1973
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1973 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 7422
Counselors and campers around campfire, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Camp Winnebago Date: circa 1950 Location: Fayette Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Exhibit
Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War
Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - History of Surry
"… the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families
"Ringing Point, as it is called, was constructed upon the property of the former Dane Cottage, and still remains standing to this day."
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
Story
Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community