Keywords: Patriotic holiday
Item 102750
Sadie Gowen house, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910
Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard
Item 18127
Loring, Short & Harmon, Portland, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
