Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as…"

Hollingsworth Fine Arts

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Surry Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… Airport was named Dow Air Force Base during WWII People had to ration things like gas and sugar! The Bangor Public Library has an amazing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"… of Mattawamkeag stationed in Iraq X   Bob Lyons Interview on the Korean War   Althea Nason Interview on Women in WWII Lincoln Then"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Especially after WWII, it is said, there would be dances just about once a week. Music was provided by citizens of the island."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"… click here Nursing at Mercy Hospital during WWII A story by Roberta Loring Working at Mercy, a generational experience A Story by…"

Moosehead Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… US Military by the Numbers.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National WWII Museum | New Orleans…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"At the end of WWII the library had over 40,000 volumes of books. This may sound like a lot now, but even before that, they had to meet certain…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Carney.” In 1948, Milton, his son, returned from WWII to help his father Peter. They renamed the store “Carney’s Clothing.” Sadly, in 1951 Peter…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What impact did WWII have? We picked up a lot of business. My father had a lot of boats to build. Was there anyone to blame for the fall of the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"By WWII, the lifestyle had changed and the term started to be used less to describe the summer residents."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… horse-drawn carriages and sleighs since before WWII. By the late 1960s, his collection was overflowing his own as well as borrowed barns around…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… son, John Abbott Titcomb, a flyer for the RAF in WWII, was killed in combat. To honor his son’s memory, Harold Titcomb donated the timbers for a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Bangor in the 1940s.) The peace that followed WWII was short-lived. Veterans returned home, and civilian life resumed. Dow Field was deactivated."