Keywords: Auxiliary
Item 104320
Join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, World War II poster, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph
Item 81270
American Legion Auxiliary, Monson, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 37235
23-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William J Foley Use: Office
Item 37234
25-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co. Use: Warehouse & Machine Shop
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
Exhibit
Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'
Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy
"The Auxiliary engaged in fundraising and, in its early days, did all the “necessary sewing and mending for the hospital.” An Annual Donation Week…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3
"… Historical Society The GAR also had a number of auxiliaries: the Woman's Relief Corps (organized on a national basis in 1883); the Ladies of the…"
Story
Rev James Wells Appointment as Chaplain for Maine in Civil War
by David Woodward
Certificate for Rev. Wells commissioned by Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. to serve in Maine 11th Regiment
Story
Sister Viola Lausier: Finance Director with a big heart
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A life dedicated to applying financial and leadership expertise in the service of others.
Lesson Plan
World War I and the U.S. Home Front
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.
