Maine Memory Network

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Oxford University Press, 1995 Civil War Regiments from Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, reprint 2003…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… ardent crusader for the organization of a local volunteer fire department. His big problem was not downright opposition, but public indifference."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… Johnson-Cox Post 78, American Legion; members and volunteers provided the labor. Donated equipment was used and the beach was made usable."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… commenced and on November 14, 1965, 50 volunteers participated in rebuilding the mill. On December 31, 1965 the dedication of the new mill was held…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the store burned, but a portion was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade from the Mill Stream behind it."