Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association

"Protect and Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association From bucket brigades to modern pumpers, the Hallowell Fireman's Association record is a…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police Hallowell was incorporated as a Town on April 26, 1771 and from its beginning recognized the…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928

"She also served as the school nurse until 1928. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - William Kelly, Lincoln, 1943

"He served in the Marine Corps from 1942-1945. He was stationed in the Pacific and served at the Battle of Guadalcanal."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Irene Kent served as town nurse from 1951 until 1957 and again from 1967 until 1972. She also served as a representative of the Village of Atlantic…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"It was the cultural hub of the town. It was a place for service-oriented societies to meet, it served as a gathering space for citizens with common…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"B Company served as Home Guards meaning they were called into service for the protection of public property within the State."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu.

"… program lists the committee members and the menu served at the five course dinner. Formal dress was suggested, and there were beverages."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Fair souvenir, Farmington Public Library, 1890

"Ice cream and lemonade were served during intermission. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"This imposing four-storey brick building has served as a bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943

"Army on February 5, 1943. He served in the 3706th Quartermaster Truck Company stationed in England, France, and Germany."

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming, WW II, South Germany, 1945

"… Paul Fleming, a long-time resident of Chester, served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was a member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun…"

Parsons Memorial Library

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Farmington Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… we looked at the lists of the hundreds of men who served in the United States military and even a few who served in the Confederate Army, we…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"… The bylaws of the club state "there will be no refreshments served." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"… began in 1909 as an electric trolley line, serving the localities of New Sweden, Carson, and Caribou."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… Sullivan was one of these lawyers, and would serve as a Judge in the Supreme Court, Governor of Massachusetts, and Biddeford's representative to…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services. By the end of the war, 924 men had served the Union."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"When the War of 1812 broke out, William served as a major general in the militia in charge of the Maine district."

Waldoboro Fire Department

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Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… from 1817-1825 when her husband, John Holmes, served as one of Maine's first US senators after Statehood."