Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"Flags were to be seen everywhere, and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons exhausted the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"In the end of 1899 a flag station was finished and the trains started transporting passengers. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad began delivering…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… and a bronze star badge hung from a small chiffon flag. The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… Ross, often known as the maker of the American Flag, reported that she had sewed the first American Flag."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… open Bible, agricultural tools, and an American flag. A blindfold statue symbolizes the passage from outer darkness to inner light, and trade…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… Lord’s Prayer, sang "America," and saluted the flag. They learned poetry and performed plays. Future school teachers could begin training as school…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union.   Part 4, pages 57-76 Some of the topics and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The members also gave battle-stained flags, mementos, and documents to local museums. Members of all GAR posts first decorated veterans' graves with…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… members of his unit raised the first American flag. For this and 10 days of vicious hand to hand fighting from February 19th to the 28th of 1945…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… backdrop ornamented with tents and an American flag. Other seated images include tintypes of Private John Mahoney of Augusta, who served for four…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Hervey would allow the kids to help him bring in the flag that belonged to the Forster Memorial Building. Return to Student Research"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bunting was borrowed from Boston, and British flags from Canada. Citizens and businesses were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the days of 1812 and 1814, before the American flag was common, a Liberty Pole was the emblem of patriotism, so it was befitting that a Liberty…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk Spruce", "Sugar…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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