Keywords: Military bands
Item 102314
Biddeford National Band at Camp Ellis, 1919
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1919-08-24 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 98765
Bert Dutil, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Bertrand Dutil through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1950 Location: Columbia; Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
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.
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Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands
"Gordon E. Bennett played tuba and sousaphone in Chandler's Band from the late 1940s until his death in 1996."
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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands
"… Marching Bands Click to explore community bands in Maine Community bands, historically comprised of male musicians, embraced diverse…"
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
Story
Paul Gagne: Living a life fully engaged in his community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A man with a wide range of skills and talents shares them for the benefit of his community