Keywords: Service workers
Item 104171
Paper mill workers, Millinocket, 1903
Do you know the people in this image?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print
Item 101511
Female mill workers on parade, Biddeford, 1933
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1933-10-29 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community
"This included skilled nurses, social workers, home health aides, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists."
Site Page
Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy
"… different living places were home for factory workers, store clerks, domestic workers, and others."
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
Story
Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others
