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Historical Items

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Item 98879

Smith's Mills view of village from stable, Standish, 1923

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1923-08-18 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 17383

Continental Congress resolution, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17884

Pvt. Vera Edwards mails a Christmas package, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-11-15 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

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Skowhegan Doughboys in France, WWI, France, 1918

Great War and Armistice Day

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.

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Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.