Maine Memory Network

Sanford High School Band, Main Street, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Sanford Media: Photo transparency

Sanford High School Band, Western Maine Music Festival, Sanford, 1955

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1955 Location: Sanford Media: Photo transparency

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

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.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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