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Item 20429

World War I service flag, ca. 1918

World War I service flag, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Freeport Media: Linen, cotton

Item 102357

Navy sailors on mess duty, 1918

Navy sailors on mess duty, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-18 Media: Photographic print

Item 102300

Sumner Cobb writes about the Spanish Flu, Louisville, KY, 1918

Sumner Cobb writes about the Spanish Flu, Louisville, KY, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-12 Location: Louisville; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

Maine and the Civil War - The Homefront: Before, During, and After the War

"… The Homefront: Before, During, and After the War"

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British Naval and Merchant Telescope, ca. 1850

Women, War, and the Homefront

When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.

Site Pages

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MMN Image 33678

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… were involved on the warfront as well as the homefront. At home some worked on Liberty ships at the shipyard in South Portland."