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Historical Items

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Item 76037

Maine Camp Hospital Association records, Portland, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16697

Troops, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 1917

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1917 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 6666

Russian Naval and Maine Militia Officers, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1870 Media: Albumen print

Online Exhibits

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Summer Camps

Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.

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Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… Town bands carried on the marching tradition of military bands after the Civil War, with uniforms often resembling the original military style."

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The Millerites, a…"

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Jones (at right) strikes a military pose and looks determinedly into the camera of a photographer whose painted backdrop depicts an army camp scene."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

My Maine Stories

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Stories from Eastport
by Ruth McInnis

My memories of growing up in Eastport, WWII, camping, and history on the border

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My service in Afghanistan with the Marines and my life today
by Nicholas Krier

My service in Afghanistan with the Marines

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August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life