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Item 11175

Veterans Day, Augusta, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-11-12 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 28337

Water Street, Lubec, ca. 1960, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 11103

Houlton Armistice Day parade, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1935 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Headstone of Joshua Allen, 1805, Portland, 1966

A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Woodbury K. Dana's grave, Westbrook, 1924

Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

Site Pages

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Veterans Tributes Guilford Veterans Memorial Photo by: Tom Goulette X By: Sieferd C Schultz The United States has been involved in six major…"

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Veterans Tributes Mattie A Pinette, Dog Tag, Mrs. Jos. Pinette, Guilford, MaineGuilford Historical Society MATTIE ANNA PINETTE Mattie Anna…"

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Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca. 1880

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"Veterans Tributes by: Stub Schultz The Veterans Tributes Exhibit shows photographs relating to Guilford Veterans and tells the stories of two…"