Maine Memory Network

Etta J. Tinker Prescott, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Buxton Media: Photographic print

View from Main and Pleasant Streets, Lubec, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Matt Hoopes through Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1937 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Presque Isle and the Civil War

Presque Isle had fewer than 1,000 residents in 1860, but it still felt the impact of the Civil War. About half of the town's men went off to war. Of those, a third died. The effects of the war were widespread in the small community.

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"BUSINESSES HERRING BROTHERS Text by: Deven Martin, Kyla Desmarais, Sam Thomas Eighth Grade Students of Piscataquis Community Middle School Images…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"BUSINESSES FRENCH & ELLIOTT COMPANY Kelsey Callins and Katie Scott 8th Grade Students, Piscataquis Community Middle School Images by: Guilford…"

Buck Fever
by William R. Hinderer

A young soldier suffers "buck fever" during combat in Vietnam.

Protesters spit on me as a Vietnam Veteran
by Joseph Rocque Jr.

I will never forget the horror of seeing all the protestors greeting my plane returning from Vietnam

World War I and Our Community

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.