Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… the annual World of Mirth carnival and firemen’s musters.The Hallowell Union Fire Club helped the community put fires out, making it a safer place…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"The NEFMAI was made of governing firemen muster teams. The elected officers were the president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Kaufman, Jerry. WHAT A FIRE MUSTER IS ALL ABOUT. 2005. California Fireman’s Muster Association. 16 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The musters and carnivals were a way of raising money for the Fire Club. The technology was primitive in those days with only buckets used to put out…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there. Bangor's elite Rifle Corps volunteered its services."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The regiment mustered from Bangor on October 10, 1862. The soldiers were trained for only one day in Washington D.C., so they were fairly unprepared."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"He mustered out on June 15, not with his friends in the Second Maine, but with Company K of the Fourth Maine."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The fire men were off at a muster when a fire started in a building. The women of the town hauled out the Tiger and used it to put out the fire…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"Carnival, Fire Department, Muster Field, Hallowell, ca 1934Hubbard Free Library While historic Hallowell had the annual carnival as a fundraiser for…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection includes several major examples of…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"In 1827, Neal Dow made some of his first converts to prohibition while serving as the clerk of the Deluge Fire Company."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"in November he mustered into the new 11th Maine Volunteer Regiment, where he would stay for the remainder of his service."