Keywords: New Deal
Item 101512
Painchaud's Band parading on Main Street, Biddeford, 1933
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1933-10-29 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 102262
National Recovery Administration poster, ca. 1933
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3
"There was still a good deal of agricultural activity going on in the area, but new industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"… in the Columbian Theatre, it required a great deal of renovation as well. From the time that the fire burnt many buildings down to when they were…"
Story
Don Bisson - Living his convictions
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Returning after a career in New York City, Don has dedicated his life to addressing food insecurity.
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
