Maine Memory Network

English Sailors, Cumberland, ca. 1941

Contributed by: Phil Chase through Prince Memorial Library Date: circa 1941 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print

Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association stock certificate, ca. 1883

Contributed by: South Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Location: Portland Media: Paper

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War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor

Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.

Fallen Heroes: Those Who Gave Their Lives: World War II

At least twenty-three Jewish men from Maine died in the military during World War II. Photographs and other memorabilia are available for fewer than half of them. Read more about them.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi's family goes back to some of the first English settlers to come to Swan's Island, the Sadlers."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… name but the most consistent is that a visiting sailor who shopped and resided in this area was from New Guinea. Barber Shop, Islesboro, ca."

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down