Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Veterans Tributes Mattie A Pinette, Dog Tag, Mrs. Jos. Pinette, Guilford, MaineGuilford Historical Society MATTIE ANNA PINETTE Mattie Anna…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… to pay full credit to the memories of our men and women not now with us.” Guilford Town Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting in 1865."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… included Acadians, forced to flee Nova Scotia, veterans of the American Revolution, and those like Colonel John Allan and Louis Delesdernier who…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Veterans provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans. Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… and citizenship before, this effort, led by veteran teacher Clara L. Soule, was the most visible and vigorous."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The veterans in the G.A.R. set up fundraisers for needy veterans, orphans, and widows. The money and funds were used for medical, burial, and housing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"After the Civil War ended he transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corp on April 15, 1865. By 1870 he became a tailor in Otisfield."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Elias's home was built across from the Veterans’ Monument. He was a livestock broker. Thurza Porter married Lemuel Crosby, and their daughter…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors. Strong Historical Society Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby died on Armistice…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Oil on board Private Collection Billy Hans was a veteran of the Revolutionary War who had become an alcoholic and fallen on hard times."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Society B St 96 A native of Ireland, Civil War veteran Murphy was pulled from jail by Capt. Studivant having told the latter, "I have been a…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… is the indoor setting of a tintype of two women who are seated between a trompe l’oeil doorway and window."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Men and women have corresponding titles of address in each of the first four degrees: Faith - laborer and maid; Hope -- cultivator and shepherdess…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise – Women in Fly Fishing, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"In March of 1869, veteran Jacob Lunt wrote to the Overseers of the Poor, “Mr Hamor, sir, I want you to send me a little bread if possible, or I don’t…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Veterans law services, Biddeford-Saco, 1864McArthur Public Library During the war years layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"