Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Surry Today Home to about 1,300 residents, Surry today is a vibrant town boasting an active, creative, and diverse citizenry, many of whom are…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Weathervane Dispute New Surry Grammar School, 1952Surry Historical Society Text by Lynn Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"Welcome Come to SurrySurry Historical Society Welcome to the Hancock County coastal community of Surry."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Late Twentieth Century Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960Surry Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Surry Village School Text by Lynn Bonsey, with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"About The Project Our team is comprised of Surry Elementary School, the Surry Historical Society, and several Surry residents."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It was really World War II that ended the Depression. The United States entered the war in 1941, and many island men and women left to join the war…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Rationing was especially necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"Before World War II, most of the men in Hampden still worked within the town’s boundaries. With only a few exceptions, virtually all of the people…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… a major warship producer during and after World War II. Center Street Postcard, Bath, ca. 1914Patten Free Library While shipbuilding and the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath became a busy town. Shipbuilders needed clothes, gloves, boots and more, and they turned…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… at Maine Historical Society includes World War II military uniforms, as yet it holds little in the way of civilian war-era fashions."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… There is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world will little note what we say, but it can never forget what they did.” This is a quote from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World War I. After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Army during World War II. After the war, he resumed teaching, first in Dexter and then in Brewer, retiring in 1981."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"… Airlines DC-3 is parked at the post World War II Presque Isle Air Terminal Building on outer Mechanic Street bordering Presque Isle Army Air Field…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Two of these wars, the Civil War and World War II were without question the costliest in terms of manpower and materiel."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"All the plants managed to scrape by during the Depression, and when war broke out in 1941 they were all very busy with production of war goods."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"With the final product complete, many students are excited to share their exhibits with the world."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Carroll's Auto Sales During World War II, General Motors was making just enough cars to stay in business because they were making tanks to help the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… and at one point had the largest fleet in the world under a family flag. He came into town and got the idea that he wanted to build the hotel."

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Home Front America: Popular Culture of the World War II Era. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Print. Shaw, Dick."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… before and during the Civil War and during World War II. It is for this reason that you will see simple citations for the newspapers we used in…"