Keywords: Military equipment and supplies
Item 7326
Letter concerning military provisions and garrison contingents, Kittery, 1695
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1694 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 5223
Civil war equipment and supplies, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Card photograph
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years
"The pay for firemen was either $3 per year or their poll tax. The water supply came from the river using a pump in the Piscataquis Woolen Mill."
Site Page
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
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.
