Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming and gun crew, WW II, 1945

"He was a member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Batallion which fought at the Battle of the Bulge."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"Martin described the boat and its guns. He wrote, "I took my son Junior & crossed to Brewer & sketched her from the Brick Wharf oposite Steam Boat…"

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

"… member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. His service was mainly in Europe, fighting in the well-known Battle of the Bulge…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"The G-men were closing in on Brady and Shaffer fast. Machine guns were still pelting the street with bullets."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"… and Saco were running on Tuesday, and 100 guns were fired in honor of the fall of Richmond. In Saco in the evening the Town Hall was thrown open…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… Penobscot County Democratic Convention Steamer, gun boat Mahoning Congressional excursion to Bangor Bangor McClellan Club Ideal homestead Southern…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… an instance of a crooked limb which I found while gunning in the woods that I invented a cart tongue such as are in general use for boy and baby…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… Into Prohibition X Rum Car Wrecked After Gun Fight with Officers Portland Evening Express, March 18, 1927 Violence gained a new mobility…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"Pierce Darting Gun (Harpoon), Hallowell, 1865Hubbard Free Library Ebenezer Pierce, a master shipwright, came from the New Bedford area and built…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced to retreat with the majority of its army still intact. P.H."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"He was wounded by a gun shot and had to get his finger amputated. He escaped from the hospital and went to a new one."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"… I must get back to work, firing one of our five guns that are onboard the ship. I hope all is well back home."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… lines and succeeded in destroying several machine guns and killing numerous enemy riflemen. His gallant and heroic actions were an inspiration to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He was riding in a helicopter and he gave his gun to the pilot to protect himself. He told the pilot to leave and he and his partner took enemy fire…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… assembly tools including portable saws and nail guns make a compelling argument to just tear down and haul off the older buildings when they near…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Guns and ammunition furnished when desired. Reliable and experienced paddlers will be provided. -Mount Desert Herald, July 1881 Stories of Wabanaki…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Pierce Darting Gun (Harpoon), Hallowell, 1865Hubbard Free Library Eben Pierce, from Hallowell, was the creator of the “bomb lance” harpoon, which is…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… iced over, trees fell down, it sounded like gun shots, it was a vicious noise attack. Some elders where rushed out of nursing homes without power…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… which is found in chimneys, and it was made into gun powder. There was also oakum used for ship building to put in between the planks of the boats…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… of Bath Daily Times, people said that they heard gun shots a little after 11:00pm. Officer Lawrence was doing night patrol and spotted Daniel…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… favorite apple tree, Ada Martin gymnastics, gun boat Mahoning, McClellan supporters, ideal homestead, former slave   Part 4, pages 57-76…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… was born mostly from the lack of a smoking gun, a document like a diary entry or meeting minutes or letters, that clearly spell out Governor…"