Keywords: War Department
Item 15535
Samuel E. Stone of Brewer, military discharge paper, 1865
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1895-05-13 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 102227
Thomas Heyward, Jr. on the state of the war, Pennsylvania, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-10-06 Location: York Media: Ink on paper
Item 111555
Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store
"Throughout the years he added a shoe department, a ladies’ and a children’s department to the store. Mr."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890
"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
