Keywords: Public Safety
Item 103610
State Police Safety Education car and officers, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 71595
Public Library, Pittsfield, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pittsfield Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"… student work, hiring "monitors," maintaining safety, being a role model to the student body, collecting payments for destruction of property, and…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police
"At the first Town Meeting, May 22, 1771, Selectmen chose Samuel Bullen to serve as Constable. His responsibilities were to maintain public order, to…"
Story
A Conversation with Charlotte Warren
by Charlotte Warren and Matt Matheny
A conversation with the former chair of Maine's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Story
Biddeford and Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame Award recipient
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
With options to be a college French professor, became a lawyer, mayor, DA & District Court Judge
