Keywords: Children's Day
Item 11958
Children's Day, Houlton Grange, 1904
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1904 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 82038
VJ Day Celebration, Monson, 1945
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1945-08-15 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2
"The boat flipped over. Miss Mimi Kelley who was saved by Wyman Ramsdell is the last living of the three children who survived."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2
"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"
Story
Born in Bangor 1936
by Priscilla M. Naile
Spending time at the Bangor Children's Home
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
