Keywords: US Navy Reserve
Item 149062
Three sailors on the U.S. Navy docks, seen from overhead, Portland, ca. 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative
Item 111590
Donald D. Dodge's U.S. Navy officers tunic, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Media: wool, cotton, plastic
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"The opening of the vast timber reserves of the northwestern part of the United States and the completion of the transcontinental railroads helped to…"
Site Page
Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.
