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Item 100150
Second Waldoboro Fire Department patch, Waldoboro, ca. 1998
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1998 Location: Waldoboro Media: Cloth
Item 100115
175th anniversary Fire Department, Waldoboro, 2013
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: 2013-08-10 Location: Waldoboro Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department
"Hallowell Police Department Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888Courtesy of Sumner A."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force
"1895Hubbard Free Library The fire department and police department have been part of Hallowell's history and heritage for a long time."
Story
Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020
Story
Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
